tickle
/ˈtɪkl̩/ verb B2- To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching. · He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.
- To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled. · My nose tickles, and I'm going to sneeze!
- To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
- To cause delight or amusement in. · He was tickled to receive such a wonderful gift.
- To feel titillation.
- To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
He/she/it tickles · Past tickled · Past participle tickled · -ing form tickling
Verb forms
- Base form
- tickle
- He/she/it
- tickles
- Past
- tickled
- Past participle
- tickled
- -ing form
- tickling
From the library
He’s tickling under my chin,” said Teddy.
I was tickled to death when Thomas came home and told me.”
The idea tickled Gregson so much that he laughed until he choked.
I was in the law at Topeka, and one day I had a visit from the old man, and he was tickled to death to meet another man with his own name.
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