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   tickle

   /ˈtɪkl/

   verb

   • 1. lightly touch or prod (a person or a part of the body) in a way that causes mild discomfort or itching and often laughter: "I tickled him under the ears" Similar strokepetlightly touchlightly prodchuckarchaic:titillate
   • ▪ (of a part of the body) have a sensation of mild irritation or discomfort: "his throat had stopped tickling"
   • ▪ touch with light finger movements: "tickling the safe open took nearly ninety minutes"
   • ▪ catch (a trout) by lightly rubbing it so that it moves backwards into the hand: "the skill of a poacher tickling a trout"
   • 2. appeal to (someone's taste, curiosity, etc.): "here are a couple of anecdotes that might tickle your fancy" Similar stimulateinterestappeal toexcitearousecaptivate
   • ▪ cause (someone) amusement or pleasure: "he is tickled by the idea" Similar amuseentertaindivertpleasedelightgladdencheer upsatisfygratifyinformal:tickle someone pinkOpposite bore

   noun

   • 1. an act of tickling someone: "Dad gave my chin a little tickle"
   • ▪ a sensation like that of being lightly touched or prodded: "I had a tickle between my shoulder blades"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘be delighted or thrilled’): perhaps a frequentative of tick1, or an alteration of Scots and dialect kittle ‘to tickle’ (compare with kittle1).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTICKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of TICKLE is to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. How to use tickle in a sentence.

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   Tickle means to touch sensitive body parts in order to cause laughter, to stroke lightly to cause an itching sensation, or to excite. Tickle has several other senses as a verb and a noun. You might tickle your baby brother as part of playing to get him to laugh.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtickle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [transitive, intransitive] tickle (somebody/something) to move your fingers on a sensitive part of somebody’s body in a way that makes them laugh The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me. I tickled his feet with a feather.

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   1. to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. 2. to poke some sensitive part of the body so as to excite spasmodic laughter. 3. to excite agreeably; gratify: to tickle someone's vanity.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTICKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. to touch, stroke, or poke (a person, part of the body, etc) so as to produce pleasure, laughter, or a twitching sensation. 2. (transitive) to excite pleasurably; gratify.

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   Definition of tickle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh and squirm. It's impossible to tickle yourself—you can only tickle others. You might tickle a baby to make him squeal and giggle, and the sensation he feels is also called a tickle.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarytickle | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    tickle meaning: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, in order to make them laugh 2. If a part of your…. Learn more.