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itched

/ɪtʃt/

Meanings
  • scratched or affected with itching

    - "His feet were itched and he couldn't stop scratching them."
    - "The mosquito bites caused her to be itched all over."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with itched
beached , breeched , preached
Homophones
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  1. hitched, hittched, hitched (past tense of 'to hit'))


Variants
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itch , itched , itches , itching
Forms
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The verb 'to itch' can be conjugated in various tenses and forms, such as: 'I itch.', 'You itch.', 'He/She/It itches.', 'We itch.', 'They itch.', In plural forms, the noun 'itch' can refer to a collection or group of itchy areas on the body, such as 'The itches on my arms were driving me crazy.', In comparative and superlative forms, the adjective 'itchy' can be used to describe the intensity or degree of itching sensation, such as: 'The itchy rash on my skin was making me feel uncomfortable.', 'The itchy sensation in my throat was making it difficult for me to swallow food.'


Etymology
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Old English itigan, from ith meaning 'intense desire' and -gan meaning 'doing'.


Culture
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["In literature, itching is often used as a metaphor for sexual desire or a longing for something. For example, in 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton, Satan is described as having 'itching hell' within him, which represents his intense desire to rebel against God.", "In art, itching is sometimes depicted as a physical sensation, such as in the paintings of Frida Kahlo, who often painted herself with various physical ailments, including itching. In these paintings, the itching is depicted as a raw, scratchy sensation that is felt deeply within the body."]

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