tickle
verb (used with object)
to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
tickling
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present participleof tickle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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After five hours of a painless electric tickling sensation, he had a fresh arm, and he was sent back out into battle.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
A spontaneous laugh triggered by tickling differs from a polite laugh during a meeting, a nervous laugh after making a mistake, or contagious laughter shared among friends.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
“In my dream, you kept getting closer to me, and then you started tickling me,” Linda tells him during a session, early in the film.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
Henson also noted at the time that former Dodgers third baseman Adrián Beltré had “reported a ghostly presence turning on lights and tickling his toes” during a 2001 stay at the Pfister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2025
I like to make mine last as long as possible, the rosewater syrup tickling my tongue.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
