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
He was born to pose backlit by a pyre of flaming zombies and does so here, with the hot wind tickling his locks perfectly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Alife described lying down on the sidecar as "tummy tickling due to the vibrations" and said it felt like he was "off the ground gliding".
From BBC ● May 26, 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 necklace in his pocket poked against his thigh, tickling him.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
