tickle
[ tik-uhl ]
/ ˈtɪk əl /
verb (used with object), tick·led, tick·ling.
verb (used without object), tick·led, tick·ling.
to be affected with a tingling or itching sensation, as from light touches or strokes: I tickle all over.
to produce such a sensation.
noun
an act or instance of tickling.
a tickling sensation.
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Idioms for tickle
tickled pink, Informal. greatly pleased: She was tickled pink that someone had remembered her birthday.
Origin of tickle
OTHER WORDS FROM tickle
un·tick·led, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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tickle
/ (ˈtɪkəl) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of tickle
tickly, adjectiveWord Origin for tickle
C14: related to Old English tinclian, Old High German kizziton, Old Norse kitla, Latin titillāre to titillate
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