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| tick·le [ tík'l ] |
verb (past and past participle tick·led, present participle tick·ling, 3rd person present singular tick·les) |
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1. transitive verb make somebody laugh and twitch: to touch, prod, stroke, or caress lightly a sensitive part of somebody's body, usually so as to produce involuntary laughter and wriggling
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2. transitive and intransitive verb cause itchiness: to cause an itchy or scratchy feeling by lightly touching a sensitive part of the body
  This feather boa tickles.
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3. intransitive verb feel itchy: to experience an itchy or scratchy feeling
My foot tickles.
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4. transitive verb please or amuse somebody: to make somebody pleased, or appeal to somebody's sense of humor
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often passive
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noun (plural tick·les) |
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1. touch that makes somebody laugh: a light touch, prod, stroke, or caress applied to a sensitive part of somebody's body, usually so as to produce involuntary laughter and wriggling
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2. itchy feeling: an itchy or scratchy feeling caused when a sensitive part of the body is touched lightly by something, especially material
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3. sensation like tickling: an itchy or scratchy sensation similar to that of being tickled by material
have a tickle in my throat
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| [14th century. Probably <tick1 "touch lightly"] |
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tickled pink or silly or to death extremely pleased (informal)
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tickle somebody's fancy to please or entertain somebody (informal)
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