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itch

 
/ɪtʃ/ v [I]

Definition

to have an uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to rub it with something hard: My insect bites are itching.
(Definition of itch v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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