tickling
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- noun
- /ˈtɪkəlɪŋ/
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cosquilleo
- The laughter was by no means mean-spirited toward opposing views on Creationism, but rather sincere tickling of my funny bone.
But still, here comes the tickle monster.
- But still, here comes the tickle monster.
- I'm hoping the the little nose tickles will go away.
- But I guess it's a whole genre of porn, the tickling stuff.
Examples
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And all that tickling made them exhausted and hungry, so they ordered in food.
Fiction book (2001) -
"But I wouldn't go so far as to play the tickling game.
Fiction book (1995) -
You know that tickling sensation you get when you fall?
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There was a tickling in my neck, my stomach, and all the way into my teeth.
Fiction book (1995) -
There is a tickling inside her stomach and around her waist.
Fiction book (1995) -
It's like there's this tickling, you know, right in here.
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Suddenly, my mother gathers me away from the cookie plate in a big tickling hug, laughing and holding hard to me.
Fiction book (1993) -
The children were filled with laughter as they enjoyed some playful tickling during their game.
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During the party, the tickling made everyone burst into fits of giggles and left them gasping for breath.
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As soon as the tickling began, she couldn't hold back her laughter, and the room filled with joy.
Synonyms
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A light, tingling feeling on the skin that can make you laugh
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Lightly touching someone to make them laugh or squirm
Antonyms
How Funny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tickling as a noun comes from the same verb tickle, meaning 'to touch lightly' to make someone laugh. So a tickling is simply the act of that light touch that causes giggles or a quick movement.