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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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TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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 meaning: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making…. Learn more.
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.
tickle. [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.
TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, in order to make them laugh 2. If a part of your…. Learn more.
Definition of tickle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
