itching/ˈɪt͡ʃɪŋ/EtymologyFrom Middle English icchynge, ichynge, ycchenge, yecchyng, ʒicchunge (also unassibilated as ʒykynge), equivalent to itch + -ing.itching means A sensation that itches. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 76 out of 100.nounA sensation that itches.“Itchings, hitherto unknown, are felt all over the body, and render my skin sometimes painfully tender, sometimes quite benumbed, as if it were dead.”