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Definition of Tickle

1. Verb. Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. "Did he tickle his foot? "

2. Noun. A cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking.

3. Verb. Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion. ; "He was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

4. Noun. The act of tickling.

5. Verb. Touch or stroke lightly. "The grass tickled her calves"

Definition of Tickle

1. v. t. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.

2. v. i. To feel titillation.

3. a. Ticklish; easily tickled.

Definition of Tickle

1. Noun. The act of tickling. ¹

2. Noun. A feeling resembling the result of tickling. ¹

3. Noun. (context: Newfoundland) A narrow strait. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes the recipient to feel a usually pleasant sensation of tingling or titillation. ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled. ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To cause delight or amusement. ¹

8. Adjective. Changeable, capricious; insecure. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tickle

1. to touch lightly so as to produce a tingling sensation [v -LED, -LING, -LES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tickle

tickety-boo tickety boo tickey tickey-box tickey-boxes tickey box tickey boxes tickeys tickies ticking

ticking-off ticking-over ticking bomb ticking off tickings tickle pink tickle somebody's funny bone tickle someone's fancy tickle the ivories tickled

tickled pink ticklenburg ticklenburgs tickleness tickler coil tickler file ticklers tickles

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