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.
will tickle
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future tenseof tickle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But they’re smart—Debbie doesn’t care for this month’s book-club selection, “The Woman in the Window Across the Street,” which will tickle the psycho-thriller audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
We call Round 1 the “Buzzy” round because it mixes what the panelists predict will tickle voters with what they hope will — it’s kind of a Buzzy viewing guide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
It attracts trolls as a flame does a moth, lures them inside, and sets them loose in an environment full of products that will tickle them.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024
This will tickle local readers, and it comes across in language hilarious enough to keep strangers interested, too.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2017
Said he to the lizard: “I’m really no wizard, But I’ll show you a trick that will tickle your gizzard.”
From The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes by Blanche Fisher Wright
