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- [tik-uh l]
- /ˈtɪk əl/
- /ˈtɪk.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tik-uh l]
- /ˈtɪk əl/
Definitions of tickle word
- verb with object tickle to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. 1
- verb with object tickle to poke some sensitive part of the body so as to excite spasmodic laughter. 1
- verb with object tickle to excite agreeably; gratify: to tickle someone's vanity. 1
- verb with object tickle to excite amusement in: The clown's antics really tickled the kids. 1
- verb with object tickle to get, move, etc., by or as by tickling: She tickled him into saying yes. 1
- verb without object tickle to be affected with a tingling or itching sensation, as from light touches or strokes: I tickle all over. 1
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Origin of tickle
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English tikelen, frequentative of tick1 (in obsolete sense) to touch lightly
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tickle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tickle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tickle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tickle
verb tickle
- amuse — If something amuses you, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- arride — to gladden or give pleasure or satisfaction to (a person)
- beguile — If something beguiles you, you are charmed and attracted by it.
- bewitch — If someone or something bewitches you, you are so attracted to them that you cannot think about anything else.
noun tickle
- itchiness — having or causing an itching sensation.
Top questions with tickle
- what happened to tickle on moonshiners?
- why can t you tickle yourself?
- how do you spell tickle?
- how to get rid of tickle in throat?
- how to tickle someone?
- how to get rid of a tickle in your throat?
- when did tickle me elmo come out?
- how to tickle yourself?
- how to tickle?
- how to get rid of a tickle in my throat?
- how to get rid of a tickle in throat?
- how to get someone to tickle you?
- how to tickle a girl?
- why does my throat tickle?
- why can t we tickle ourselves?
See also
Matching words
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