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What is another word for itching?

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Adjective

Impatient, or having a great desire or enthusiasm for something

Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

Defiantly aggressive, hostile or antagonistic

Noun

A slight prickling or stinging sensation

Adverb

In a state of high anticipation

Verb

Present participle for to be the site of or cause an itch

Present participle for to feel a restless or strong desire to do something

Present participle for to annoy or irritate (someone)

Present participle for to eagerly anticipate or expect something

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Adjective

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Impatient, or having a great desire or enthusiasm for something

straining at the leash

game

bursting

on the edge of your seat

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

waiting with bated breath

revitalised^UK

revitalized^US

tantalized^US

burning with excitement

tantalised^UK

in favour^UK

in favor^US

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

organized^US

organised^UK

favorable^US

favourable^UK

in the right frame of mind to

in the right frame of mind for

more than willing

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“He glanced up at the nervous Virrilian, who hovered over him as he worked, just itching to rush in and take over.”

Adjective

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Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Adjective

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Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

physically gratifying

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

colorful^US

colourful^UK

toey as a Roman sandal

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Adjective

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Defiantly aggressive, hostile or antagonistic

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

have chip on shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having a chip on one's shoulder

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

ill-humored^US

at each other's throats

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Noun

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A slight prickling or stinging sensation

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Adverb

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In a state of high anticipation

Verb

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Present participle for to be the site of or cause an itch

“They itch just like mosquito bites, but without the big slow mosquito to squish.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel a restless or strong desire to do something

setting one's heart on

eating one's heart out over

obsessing

chafing

drooling

setting your heart upon

setting your sights on

having one's heart set on

regretting the absence of

carrying a torch

suspiring for

having a crush on

spoiling for something

regretting the loss of

longingly remembering

feeling nostalgic for

eating your heart out

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“Occasionally, my hand would itch to write again.”

Verb

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Present participle for to annoy or irritate (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

getting on your nerves

rubbing the wrong way

making someone see red

getting on one's nerves

getting under your skin

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

putting someone's nose out of joint

making somebody's hackles rise

getting at

driving round the bend

getting your back up

rankling with

making cross

driving round the twist

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

ruffling one's feathers

sticking in one's craw

eating away at

trying your patience

rubbing you up the wrong way

trying the patience of

browning off

cheesing off

making your blood boil

wigging

getting someone

getting up someone's nose

upsetting the applecart

making things hot for someone

eating up

making it hot for someone

depressing

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

fussing

getting a rise out of

sensitizing^US

getting across someone

sensitising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

putting into a flap

rattling one's cage

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

breathing down someone's neck

carping at

jangling

driving you up the wall

getting your dander up

getting your hackles up

running up the wrong way

working on

hitting where one lives

rattling someone's cage

firing up

asking for it

heating up

setting someone's teeth on edge

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“The omission was a pathetic little gesture. But don't let it itch you. They're a buggy-whip factory, and you're makin' cars.”

Verb

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Present participle for to eagerly anticipate or expect something

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