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tickle English

Meaning tickle meaning

What does tickle mean?
Definitions in simple English

tickle Verb

— When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh. He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.

tickle Noun

— The act of tickling.

tickle

— noun a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking — noun (= tickling) the act of tickling — verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements — verb touch or stroke lightly The grass tickled her calves — verb (= thrill) feel sudden intense sensation or emotion he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine

Synonyms tickle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tickle?

tickle English » English

itch titillate tickling vellicate titillation irritate stir shake rouse poke excite arouse vibrate thrill squeeze please itching caress touch titivate tingle ticklish tickled stoke stimulation stab spike scratch rejoice prod prick pluck pinch pierce massage make fun of knead kittle irritation irritated hack feel entertain enjoy divert cut down claw break apart beguile amuse

Topics tickle topics

What do people use tickle to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive

Sense of touch
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Touch
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Actions of the hand

Conjugation tickle conjugation

How do you conjugate tickle?

tickle · verb

Examples tickle examples

How do I use tickle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Why can't we tickle ourselves?
Tom continued to tickle her.
You can't tickle yourself.
Tickle her nose with a feather while she's sleeping and see if she wakes up.
Don't tickle me!
I've had a tickle in my throat since this morning. Have I really caught a cold?
Tom tried to tickle Mary, but found out she was much less ticklish than he was.
He began to tickle her.
She began to tickle him.
Did you tickle Tom?

Movie subtitles

Don't tickle me.
Don't tickle me, missus.
Tickle your fancy?
I suppose you say that to all women that tickle your fancy.
Do not tickle me!
I didn't mean to tickle you.
Got to know how to tickle her so she'll come out laughing.
Ozzie, if you say the bubbles tickle your nose, I'll drown you.
Tickle the bull's nostril.
Calm down, Guillot. I'll be respectfully obliged to tickle your ribs.
Come up so I can tickle your spleen.
So I can tickle your spleen!
We were about to tickle the old Jew into speech but you'll take precedence, being a Saxon knight.
Just right to tickle the smart ones on the Riviera.
Shall I tickle you, darling?
Oh, you naughty boy, to tickle me like that.
They tickle!
I'm gonna tickle him.
Oh, ma, don't tickle.
Eagle tickle?
I'll be respectfully obliged to tickle your ribs.
You want to tickle Esther? She likes it.
Then you take a girl into the corner, give her a tickle.
He'll tickle you every time he kisses you.
Honey, you makes me tickle.
Want me to tickle his feet?
I didn't mean to tickle you. Just wanted to see your socks weren't wet.
Leon, you tickle to me!
But into it I poured the anger that I felt. and some dirt and belly-laugh humor- Just right to tickle the smart ones on the Riviera.
Your whiskers tickle.

News and current affairs

But do Russians really want to tickle their vanity at the expense of the long-term interests of our economically devastated country?
An intriguing clue comes from research in neuroscience that explains why it is impossible to tickle yourself.
Because the brain of a person trying to tickle herself anticipates the sensations that will be caused by her fingers - a process performed within the cerebellum - the sensation no longer tickles.
For a few years we managed to circumvent that part of our brains that told us we couldn't tickle ourselves to greater wealth.

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