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kittle
[ kit-l ]
verb (used with object)
, kit·tled, kit·tling.
- to tickle with the fingers; agitate or stir, as with a spoon.
- to excite or rouse (a person), especially by flattery or strong words.
adjective
, kit·tler, kit·tlest.
- ticklish; fidgety.
- requiring skill or caution; precarious.
kittle
/ ˈkɪtəl /
adjective
- capricious and unpredictable
verb
- to be troublesome or puzzling to (someone)
- to tickle
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kittle1
First recorded in 1475–85; earlier kytylle, ketil (compare Middle English verbal noun kitilling, kitlinge “tickling” late Old English citelung, kitelung ); cognate with Middle High German kützeln; akin to Old Norse kitla, German kitzeln “to tickle”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kittle1
C16: probably from Old Norse kitla to tickle
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Example Sentences
But nobody amongst these brave English cooks can kittle up his Majesty's most sacred palate with our own gusty Scottish dishes.
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I can't,' replied the girl; 'Missis Raddle raked out the kitchen fire afore she went to bed, and locked up the kittle.'
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Tha are dredful unhandy tew cook, yu hav tu bile one eend ov them tu a time, yu kant git them awl into a potash kittle tu onst.
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She has trusted us: but Martha—Well, women are kittle cattle.
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It is a long and rather kittle word, but it is the only one that we have.
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