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- Dictionarytick·le/ˈtik(ə)l/
verb
- 1. lightly touch or prod (a person or a part of the body) in a way that causes itching and often laughter: "she tickled me under the chin" Similar
- 2. appeal to (someone's taste, sense of humor, curiosity, etc.): "here are a couple of anecdotes that might tickle your fancy" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of tickling someone: "Dad gave my chin a little tickle"
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to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making them laugh: Stop! You're tickling me! I tickled her feet and she laughed. [ I or T ] If a part of the body tickles, or if something tickles it, it feels slightly uncomfortable and you want to rub it: My nose is tickling, I think I'm going to sneeze.
: to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. 2. a. : to excite or stir up agreeably : please. music … does more than tickle our sense of rhythm Edward Sapir. b. : to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse. were tickled by the clown's antics. 3.
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.
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.
to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making them laugh: Stop! You're tickling me! I tickled her feet and she laughed. [ I or T ] If a part of the body tickles, or if something tickles it, it feels slightly uncomfortable and you want to rub it: My nose is tickling, I think I'm going to sneeze.
If something tickles you or tickles, it causes an irritating feeling by lightly touching a part of your body.
That feather tickles. Webster's New World To excite the surface nerves of, as by touching or stroking lightly with the finger, a feather, etc., in a way that causes involuntary twitching, a pleasant tingling, laughter, etc.
tickle. verb. /ˈtɪkl/ Verb Forms. Idioms. [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. Stop tickling! Join us.
TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, in order to make them laugh 2. If a part of your…. Learn more.
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.
