'Itching' definitions:

Definition of 'itching'

From: WordNet
noun
An irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch [syn: itch, itchiness, itching]

Definition of 'Itching'

From: GCIDE
  • Itch \Itch\ ([i^]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Itched ([i^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. Itching.] [OE. icchen, [yogh]icchen, AS. giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part affected. [1913 Webster]
  • My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." --Shak. [1913 Webster]