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Word: Itch
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English gycce (noun), gyccan (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch jeuk (noun) and Dutch jeuken, German jucken (verb)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an uncomfortable sensation on the skin that causes a desire to scratch.
Short Definition:sensation causing desire to scratch
Word: Itch
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
be the site of or cause an itch
Short Definition:be site or cause of itch
Examples:- the bite itched like crazy
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