tickle
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- noun
- /ˈtɪkəl/
:
cosquilleo
- So I give her a little tickle, and then she flies out of bed giggling.
And I felt this like tickle up my neck.
- And I felt this like tickle up my neck.
- But that said, it's been, I felt a little bit of that tickle.
- When I get invited to a tickle party, I show up.
- This is I got a little tickle.
Examples
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It's just a little tickle.
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And I felt this like tickle up my neck.
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We were having a tickle fight.
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Then there's a tickle on my skin.
Fiction book (2002) -
But I still come home on Fridays with this tickle in my throat, this feeling like something's going to happen.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Get the tickle!" he exclaimed, and he tickled her ribs.
Fiction book (2000) -
The child's laughter filled the room as they enjoyed a playful tickle fight on the carpet.
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She felt a gentle tickle on her arm as the feather brushed against her skin.
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He described the sensation of the cold breeze as a light tickle on his face.
Synonyms
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3.3
A small prickly feeling on the skin often caused by excitement or cold
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A slight prickling feeling like many tiny pins touching the skin
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A playful act of touching someone lightly to make them laugh
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Lightly touching someone to make them laugh or squirm
Idioms
Compounds
How Intense
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word tickle comes from an old sound word like tick, which copies the quick touch or tiny sound you feel on the skin. So a tickle is that light, tingling feeling that can make you laugh.