ickle
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The proceeds will be sent to Ickle Pickles, a charity that provides intensive care equipment for premature babies.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2019
Aunt Petunia burst into tears and said she couldn’t believe it was her Ickle Dudleykins, he looked so handsome and grown-up.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
“Wandering around at midnight, Ickle Firsties? Tut, tut, tut. Naughty, naughty, you’ll get caughty.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
Stop your ticklin’, Ickle ickle icklin Stop your ticklin’, Jock.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
Ah, Ickle Boy Baxter, I never understood until I looked back upon it all, after I had read 'In Dream,' on the train that day!
From Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by Tarkington, Booth
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