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- Dictionaryticklish/ˈtɪkəlɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) sensitive to being tickled: "I'm ticklish on the feet"
- 2. (of a situation or problem) difficult or tricky and requiring careful handling: "her skill in evading ticklish questions"
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Ticklish means feeling uncomfortable or laughing when someone lightly touches your skin. It can also mean a difficult or complicated situation. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation and usage with examples.
Learn the meaning of ticklish, an adjective that describes something or someone that is sensitive to tickling, touchy, or easily overturned. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Ticklish means feeling uncomfortable or laughing when someone lightly touches your skin. It can also mean a difficult or complicated situation. Learn more about the word, its usage and its synonyms with Cambridge Dictionary.
adjective. sensitive to tickling. requiring careful or delicate handling or action; difficult or risky; dicey: a ticklish situation. extremely sensitive; touchy: He is ticklish about being interrupted. unstable or easily upset, as a boat; unsteady. ticklish. / ˈtɪklɪʃ / adjective. susceptible and sensitive to being tickled. delicate or difficult.
The word ticklish means both "sensitive to being tickled" and "requiring tact or careful handling." A lot of people avoid ticklish subjects when they meet someone new, instead sticking to safe topics like the weather.
Ticklish means sensitive to being tickled, or difficult and needing careful handling. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, examples, and usage in different languages.
Ticklish means sensitive to tickling, easily offended or upset, or requiring skillful or tactful handling. Find out more about the word's origin, usage, and translations in different languages.
