I have an itch in my ear.
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Itch
//ɪt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "itch" (133 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (27)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (66)
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Synonyms
6 entriescauses desire
1 entriesderived
42 entriesShowing 16 of 42 words.
has last_subevent
1 entriesis a
3 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
39 entriesShowing 16 of 39 words.
Translations
240 translations across 84 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- kruarje noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κνησμός noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ψώρα noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Ao
1 entries- mesak verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Arabic
4 entries- جرب noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- حكّة noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- حِكَّة noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- أَحَكَّ verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Armenian
2 entries- քոր noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- քոր գալ verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Assamese
3 entries- খজুটি noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- খজুলি noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- খজুৱতি noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qaşınmaq noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Belarusian
4 entries- сверб noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- свярбе́нне noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- свярбе́ць verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- часа́цца verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Bikol Central
1 entries- gatol noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Bulgarian
3 entries- силно желание noun (a desire)
- сърбеж noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- сърби ме verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Burmese
1 entries- ယား verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Catalan
1 entries- picar verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎤᏲᏕᎠ verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 痕 noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- 痕 verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 渴望 noun (a desire)
- 癢 /痒 noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- 發癢 /发痒 noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- 渴望 verb (to want or desire)
Church Slavic
1 entries- сврабъ noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Czech
4 entries- svrbění noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- svědění noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- svrbět verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- svědět verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Dutch
3 entries- jeuk noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- jeuken verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- kriebelen verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Esperanto
3 entries- juko noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- (la manoj) juki sin verb (to want or desire)
- juki verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Faroese
2 entries- hugur noun (a desire)
- skríði noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Finnish
4 entries- halu noun (a desire)
- hinku noun (a desire)
- kutina noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- syyhy noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
French
4 entries- démangeaison noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prurit noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prurit noun (a desire)
- démanger verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Galician
4 entries- comechón noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- proício noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- proído noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prurito noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Georgian
2 entries- მუნი noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ექავება verb (to feel the need to scratch)
German
4 entries- Jucken noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- Juckreiz noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- in den Fingerspitzen jucken verb (to want or desire)
- jucken verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Greek
4 entries- κνησμός noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- λαχτάρα noun (a desire)
- φαγούρα noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- λαχταρώ verb (to want or desire)
Hawaiian
3 entries- maneʻo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- māneʻoneʻo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- hoʻomaneʻo verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Hazaragi
1 entries- خَرِشْت noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Hebrew
4 entries- גירוד noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- עקצוץ noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- גירד לו verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- חש עקצוץ verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Hungarian
2 entries- viszketés noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- viszket verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Icelandic
2 entries- kláði noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- klæja í lófana verb (to want or desire)
Ido
2 entries- prurito noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- pruritar verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Ilocano
2 entries- budo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- budo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Ingrian
1 entries- uhkua verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Irish
1 entries- bheith ar bís verb (to want or desire)
Italian
4 entries- prurito noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- voglia matta noun (a desire)
- avere una voglia matta di verb (to want or desire)
- morire dalla voglia di verb (to want or desire)
Japanese
4 entries- かゆみ noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- 渇望 noun (a desire)
- 渇望する verb (to want or desire)
- 痒い verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Kashubian
1 entries- svôrb noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Khmer
1 entries- រមាស់ verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Kikuyu
1 entries- mwĩthũa noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Korean
4 entries- 가려움증 noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- 갈망 noun (a desire)
- 가렵다 verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- 갈망하다 verb (to want or desire)
Latin
4 entries- prūrīgō noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prūrīgō noun (a desire)
- prūriō verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- prūriō verb (to want or desire)
Latvian
1 entries- niezēt verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Laz
1 entries- ანჩამინს verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Macedonian
1 entries- јадеж noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Malagasy
1 entries- hidihidy noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Maranao
1 entries- gatel verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Marathi
1 entries- खाज noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Mongolian
1 entries- загатнах verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Māori
4 entries- hakihaki noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- harehare noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- mangeo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- māngeongeo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Navajo
1 entries- yihę́ę́s verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Nepali
1 entries- चिलाउनु verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- xur noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- xurîn verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Occitan
3 entries- prusina noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prusor noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prusèsta noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- своробъ noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Old English
2 entries- giċċe noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- giċċan verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Oromo
1 entries- cittoo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Persian
3 entries- خارش noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- خاراندن verb ((transitive) to cause to feel an itch)
- خاریدن verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Gnauz noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Polish
4 entries- swędzenie noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- świerzbienie noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- świąd noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- swędzieć verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Portuguese
4 entries- coceira noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- comichão noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prurido noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- prurido noun (a desire)
Quechua
4 entries- siqsi noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- sixi noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- şixi noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- siqsiy verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Romanian
3 entries- dorință noun (a desire)
- mâncărime noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- mânca verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Russian
4 entries- жа́жда noun (a desire)
- зуд noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- зуде́ние noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- рве́ние noun (a desire)
Samoan
1 entries- mageso noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- svrab noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- свраб noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Slovak
2 entries- svrbenie noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- svrbieť verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Spanish
4 entries- comecome noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- comezón noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- picazón noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- picor noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Swedish
3 entries- klåda noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- klia verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- klia i fingrarna verb (to want or desire)
Tagalog
2 entries- kati noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- mangati verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Tahitian
2 entries- maʻeo noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- maʻero noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Tamil
4 entries- அரிப்பு noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- தினவு noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- நமைச்சல் noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- அரி verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Tarifit
1 entries- ašmaz noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Tausug
1 entries- katul verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Telugu
1 entries- దురద noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Thai
4 entries- ความคัน noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ความคัน noun (a desire)
- ความต้องการ noun (a desire)
- ความอยาก noun (a desire)
Tibetan
1 entries- ཟ་ཕྲུག་ལང verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Tocharian B
1 entries- saiwe noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
Turkish
3 entries- kaşınma noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- kaşıntı noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- kaşınmak verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Ukrainian
4 entries- свербля́чка noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- свербі́ж noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- свербі́ти verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- чу́хатися verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Urdu
1 entries- کهجلی verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Vietnamese
2 entries- ngứa noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ngứa verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Walloon
4 entries- schôpe noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- djéryî verb (to want or desire)
- schôpyî verb (to feel the need to scratch)
- schôpyî verb (to want or desire)
Welsh
4 entries- cosiad noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ysfa noun (a sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch)
- ysfa noun (a desire)
- cosi verb (to feel the need to scratch)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
She had an itch to see her child.
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I go by Itch.
Source: tatoeba (321589)
I go by the nickname "Itch."
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