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itching

[ich-ing] / ˈɪtʃ ɪŋ /






NOUN
ants in one's pants
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My body was covered in a handful of enlarged mosquito bites, many of them already open gashes from my relentless itching.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

At the time she didn’t know what was causing pain in her right leg and the intense itching on her arms, legs and torso — or why her handwriting had “gone funky.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Born into a well-off family in central Taiwan on July 2, 1934, Liu worked briefly in his father's trading and food manufacturing company but was soon itching to branch out on his own.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

An “intuitive wellness practitioner” who said she was trained in nutrition, botanical medicine and homeopathy, promised to get to the root cause of my itching.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

On Saturday morning, I walked into the kitchen, itching to bake something.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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