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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“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
The unusually sedate gathering ended with Fury tickling the champion after the obligatory face-off.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
“Training Season,” her demand for a partner who already knows “how to love me right,” has tickling guitar syncopations and girl-group harmonies popping out of nowhere.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The House of Perfumers' Le Nez emblem shines brightly on the door—a bouquet of flowers tickling the underside of a nose.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
