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Adjective

Impatient, or having a great desire or enthusiasm for something

Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

Defiantly aggressive, hostile or antagonistic

Noun

A slight prickling or stinging sensation

A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous

Extreme greed, especially for wealth

Adverb

In a state of high anticipation

Verb

Present participle for to be the site of or cause an itch

Present participle for to feel a restless or strong desire to do something

Present participle for to annoy or irritate (someone)

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Adjective

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Impatient, or having a great desire or enthusiasm for something

straining at the leash

bursting

on the edge of your seat

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

waiting with bated breath

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

full of vim and vigour

energized^US

energised^UK

enamoured^UK

extremely enthusiastic

galvanized^US

enamored^US

enamored of^UK

full of vim and vigor

galvanised^UK

untrammeled^US

in favor^US

in favour^UK

full of the joys of spring

bright and breezy

happy-go-lucky

light-hearted

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“He glanced up at the nervous Virrilian, who hovered over him as he worked, just itching to rush in and take over.”

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Having or causing a tingling or itching sensation

Adjective

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Having or encouraging an excessive interest in lustful matters

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

physically gratifying

enamored^US

enamoured^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

colorful^US

colourful^UK

toey as a Roman sandal

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Adjective

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Defiantly aggressive, hostile or antagonistic

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

have chip on shoulder

having a chip on one's shoulder

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

ill-humored^US

at each other's throats

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Noun

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A slight prickling or stinging sensation

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Noun

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A condition of being restless, uneasy or nervous

Noun

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Extreme greed, especially for wealth

economizing^US

economising^UK

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Adverb

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In a state of high anticipation

waiting with bated breath

Verb

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Present participle for to be the site of or cause an itch

“They itch just like mosquito bites, but without the big slow mosquito to squish.”

Verb

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Present participle for to feel a restless or strong desire to do something

setting one's heart on

eating one's heart out over

obsessing

chafing

drooling

setting your heart upon

setting your sights on

having one's heart set on

regretting the absence of

regretting the loss of

crossing your fingers

having the hots for

aspiring to

turning green

eating your heart out

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“Occasionally, my hand would itch to write again.”

Verb

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Present participle for to annoy or irritate (someone)

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

getting on your nerves

rubbing the wrong way

making someone see red

getting on one's nerves

getting under your skin

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

driving to distraction

putting someone's nose out of joint

making somebody's hackles rise

driving round the twist

getting at

driving round the bend

getting your back up

getting in your hair

giving someone the pip

making waves

setting one's teeth on edge

ruffling one's feathers

sticking in one's craw

trying your patience

rubbing you up the wrong way

trying the patience of

eating away at

making your blood boil

wigging

getting someone

getting up someone's nose

upsetting the applecart

victimizing^US

getting on the wrong side of

making an enemy of somebody

terrorizing^US

fussing

getting a rise out of

victimising^UK

terrorising^UK

making it hot for someone

sticking the knife into

making things hot for someone

singling out

getting the knife into

sensitizing^US

getting across someone

sensitising^UK

putting someone off their stroke

putting into a flap

rattling one's cage

throwing into tizzy

causing someone to lose their composure

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

bending someone's ear

breathing down someone's neck

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

causing discomfort to

hurting somebody's feelings

pushing the buttons of

giving offence to

stressing out

putting the squeeze on

jerking around

giving the business

jumping on one's case

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“The omission was a pathetic little gesture. But don't let it itch you. They're a buggy-whip factory, and you're makin' cars.”

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