tickler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that tickles.
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Accounting. a single-entry account arranged according to the due dates of obligations.
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Electronics, Radio. tickler coil.
noun
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informal a difficult or delicate problem
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Also called: tickler file. a memorandum book or file
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accounting a single-entry business journal
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a person or thing that tickles
Etymology
Origin of tickler
Example Sentences
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When I first discovered this taste-bud tickler — back in the height of quarantine — there was often a wait for a new batch to drop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
It’s the sort of tickler she so often misses, but this time she guides it into the centre of the cup, and the second match is all-square again.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2021
Then there’s Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins - no tickler he.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2018
There was a tickler on the hockey rink.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2018
Gusterson found himself part of a human stream moving into the tickler factory adjacent to his apartment—or another factory very much like it.
From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Fritz Leiber
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