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tickle

[ US /ˈtɪkəɫ/ ]
[ UK /tˈɪkə‍l/ ]
NOUN
  1. a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
  2. the act of tickling
VERB
  1. touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
  2. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
    he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
  3. 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
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