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itch

noun as in scratching; tingling

verb as in scratch; tingle

verb as in desire strongly

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My body itches to try to cut it off at the steps, but the animal seems too quick for that.

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Indeed, there had only been one time during all Penelope’s student days in which she had been unable to complete an assignment, and the memory of it still made her itch.

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Nor was there a get well soon card the time when Penelope had chicken pox and had to spend three days taking warm milk baths to stop the dreadful itching.

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His face itched and his pillow was damp.

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The apple grated into the sauce, tiny threads of sweetness weaving through the fat and squash—something I had been itching to try since watching Netflix’s “Nonnas.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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