Emily Dickinson Lexicon

ITCH, v.i. [G. jucken; D. jeuken, to itch; Ch. חכך; Ar. حَكَّ hakka; Eth. ሐከከ hakak, to scratch. Hence Ar. to be affected with the itch. Class Cg, No. 22.]

1. To feel a particular uneasiness in the skin, which inclines the person to scratch the part.
2. To have a constant desire or teasing inclination; as, itching ears. 2 Tim. iv.