itchy
/ˈɪtʃi/adjective
उच्चारण इची
खुजलीदार
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having or producing an itch on the skin
खुजलीदार
- itchy skin
- The mosquito bite left my arm red and itchy.
- The woollen sweater felt itchy against my neck.
+ 2 more examples
- My eyes are red and itchy because of the dust.
- An itchy rash appeared on her hands after the swim.
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informal
wanting to do or have something new
बेचैन, उत्सुक
- He has itchy feet.
- After two years in one city, she grew itchy to travel again.
- After a long exam season, I got itchy for a holiday.
+ 2 more examples
- He is itchy to start his own business.
- The team grew itchy to play after weeks of rain.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel / get + itchy
Itchy is an adjective, so it follows be, feel or get to describe the skin or a body part; the noun is itch.
'Itchy' adjective है, इसलिए त्वचा या शरीर के अंग का वर्णन करने के लिए यह be, feel या get के बाद आता है; इसका noun 'itch' है।
- My arms felt itchy after the mosquito bites.
- Her eyes get itchy during the dusty summer months.
itchy + noun
Before a noun, itchy describes something that causes or has an itch, such as a rash, a throat or a woollen sweater.
Noun से पहले 'itchy' ऐसी चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जिसमें खुजली हो या जो खुजली पैदा करे, जैसे rash, गला या ऊनी स्वेटर।
- He wore an itchy woollen cap in the cold morning.
- The doctor gave her a cream for the itchy rash.
itchy feet / itchy to do sth (informal)
In informal English, itchy feet means a strong wish to travel or move on, and be itchy to do sth means to be eager to do it.
अनौपचारिक अंग्रेज़ी में 'itchy feet' का अर्थ यात्रा करने या आगे बढ़ने की तीव्र इच्छा है, और 'be itchy to do sth' का अर्थ उसे करने को उत्सुक होना है।
- After two years in the same office, Radhika got itchy feet and applied abroad.
- The players were itchy to start the match.
itch (verb) / an itch (noun)
The verb itch means to cause that skin feeling or to long for something; an itch is the feeling itself.
Verb 'itch' का अर्थ खुजली होना या किसी चीज़ की तीव्र चाह होना है; 'an itch' स्वयं वह अनुभूति है।
- My back itches whenever I sit in the sun.
- I have an itch on my left foot.
+Collocations 4
itchy + noun
skineyesthroatrashsweater
- The dust gave him an itchy throat.
verb + itchy
feelgetbecomemake sbleave sb
- The new woollen shawl made my neck itchy.
adverb + itchy
veryterriblyslightlyunbearablya bit
- The bite became unbearably itchy by the evening.
itchy + feet / trigger finger
itchy feetitchy trigger fingeritchy palms
- The traveller got itchy feet in the monsoon and left for Kerala.
“More examples 5
- Do not scratch the itchy patch, or it will become worse.
खुजली वाली जगह को न खुजाएँ, नहीं तो वह और बिगड़ जाएगी।
- The coarse blanket felt itchy against my skin.
मोटा कंबल मेरी त्वचा पर चुभने वाला और खुजली पैदा करने वाला लग रहा था।
- Many people have itchy eyes during the pollen season.
पराग के मौसम में बहुत से लोगों की आँखों में खुजली होती है।
- After the long exams, the students were itchy to go on a holiday.
लंबी परीक्षाओं के बाद विद्यार्थी छुट्टियों पर जाने के लिए बेचैन थे।
- The soldier had an itchy trigger finger and fired too soon.
सैनिक की उंगली बहुत जल्दी ट्रिगर दबाने को आतुर थी और उसने बहुत जल्दी गोली चला दी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am feeling itch on my back.
✓ I am feeling itchy on my back.
After feel you need the adjective itchy; itch is a noun or a verb.
Feel के बाद adjective 'itchy' चाहिए; 'itch' noun या verb है।
✗ The woollen sweater makes me itching.
✓ The woollen sweater makes me itchy.
Make + object + adjective; itching is a participle and does not fit here.
Make + object + adjective का pattern चलता है; 'itching' participle है और यहाँ ठीक नहीं बैठता।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
itch·y
?Which word?
Keep the -tch words: itch, catch, match, kitchen, witch, stitch.
-tch शब्द याद रखिए: itch, catch, match, kitchen, witch, stitch।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have itchy feet (want to travel or move to a new place), an itchy trigger finger (a tendency to act too quickly or violently), be itching to do sth (want very much to do something: 'She was itching to start').
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: have itchy feet (यात्रा करने या नई जगह जाने की इच्छा), an itchy trigger finger (बहुत जल्दी या हिंसक रूप से कार्य करने की प्रवृत्ति), be itching to do sth (कुछ करने को बहुत उत्सुक: 'She was itching to start')।