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tickling

  • present participle of tickle.

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Tickling the lines, Tiafoe fired an ace to close out the third set and gestured to the crowd for more cheers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2022

Tickling is also linked to our ability to laugh, play, and feel good, notes Shimpei Ishiyama, a neuroscientist at the Humboldt University of Berlin.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 10, 2016

Tickling the ivories is a lifelong passion for Priebus and he has been doing it "more than usual" lately, he told Reuters in an interview last week.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2016

Philosophy of Tickling Aaron Schuster  • Cabinet  • June 2013 Why do people laugh when tickled?

From Slate • Dec. 7, 2013

Tickling his ear with kisses and whispers, both of which felt like lies now.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss