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Itching Moderate

Itching has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

"The mosquito bite on my arm sent such an intense itching through my skin that I couldn't stop scratching until it was raw."

2

A sensation that itches.

"The mosquito bite left an irritating itching on my arm that made me scratch uncontrollably."

Verb
1

present participle of itch

"The mosquito bite on my leg was so irritating that I couldn't stop scratching it while sitting in class."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cutaneous sensation
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
pruritus
Rhyming Words
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