to tickle
- verb
- /ˈtɪkəl/
- When I tickle my daughter, she can't help but laugh uncontrollably.
And that is, why can't we tickle ourselves?
- And that is, why can't we tickle ourselves?
- If you just tickle him in the tail, he will go SHHH.
- I really want to know why it is that you can't tickle yourself.
- But I really enjoy being tickled.
- So like if I made her laugh, she would always go, oh, you tickle me.
- You want to feel, you want to feel Buddha fucking tickle your neck nuts.
- Like when people tickle you or did you ever have your brother?
Examples
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Michael screams with laughter as he tries to tickle him back.
Fiction book (1993) -
All I remember was somebody tickling me.
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Just always having someone to tickle my back.
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I wanna kiss her, I wanna love her, I wanna tickle her.
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Like, he always finds some sort of way to touch me or tickle me.
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For example, you tickle them on their rib cage and they giggle.
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Pam and Jim fool around, laughing and tickling each other for the home movie camera shot by Ray.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Reverend tickles his sister as she tries to get the sleeve off his hand.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dylan rolled on his back, feeling the grass tickle his shoulders.
Fiction book (1994) -
Oh, that tickles.
Synonyms
Touch lightly so the skin feels tickled or moves a little
Feel very happy and amused by something someone does
To touch the skin lightly to make it tingle or twitch
To make someone laugh or feel amused
To make someone laugh a lot
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How Tickling
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Etymology
The verb tickle comes from the same old sound word tick, meaning a quick, light touch; to tickle someone is to touch them that way to cause a tingle or laughter.