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US
/ˈtɪkəɫ/
]
[ UK /tˈɪkəl/ ]
[ UK /tˈɪkəl/ ]
NOUN
- a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
- the act of tickling
VERB
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
-
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine -
touch or stroke lightly
The grass tickled her calves
How To Use tickle In A Sentence
- This defense of evidential decision theory is called the tickle defense because it assumes that an introspected condition screens off the correlation between choice and prediction. Causal Decision Theory
- Rafe rolled his eyes in amusement, tickled at her reaction.
- A stickler for detail, Goring actually reads the fine print on all her bills and credit cards statements to make sure she isn't being overcharged.
- In spite of her informality of manner, she was a stickler for correct attire. Times, Sunday Times
- The corn that grows from the ground reached over his small body, the leaves tickled his shirtless body as he passed through the towering rows.
- Your cat mews and sometimes growls or "spits," and often purrs, especially when you tickle her ears. Nero, the Circus Lion His Many Adventures
- Sydney's shittest/sexiest/worst band give Adelaide a nice little rim-tickle. Polaroids of Androids - Latest
- Tears tickled her tired eyes as she slid down the door her wild hair curtaining her pained face.
- If you're a fan of the theatre, don't mind luvvies being luvvies and enjoy an elongated version of a Sunday night period melodrama, with an abundance of tomfoolery, then this should tickle your fancy.
- as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain