tickled
Americanadjective
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"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
He was also tickled by the fact that “Frozen’s” Olaf not only exists in the reality of “Wonder Man,” but “for some reason, he is an icon in the dance clubs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
“I’m tickled that I could do something like that for someone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
Dad glanced at her in the rearview mirror, probably deciding whether or not to scold her for language, but then she leaned forward, toward the passenger seat, so her breath tickled my ear.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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