tickly
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈtɪkli/
- UK
:
cosquilleante
- All he knew was that the mask was hot, tickly, and smelly, and that Phrenk was weird.
And that's what makes those tickly little bubbles that we all love so much.
- And that's what makes those tickly little bubbles that we all love so much.
Examples
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And that's what makes those tickly little bubbles that we all love so much.
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Just another cool, calm, tickly day in the Bahamas.
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It's a really dry and tickly which is just annoying.
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Oh my God, It's like tickly oh, that's too, too much.
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The tickly sensation on her skin made her want to scratch.
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After sitting in the tall grass, he felt a tickly itch on his legs.
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The tickly feeling in his throat made him want to cough.
Synonyms
45
1.0
A feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch
19
3.7
A slight pleasant prickling feeling often caused by excitement or a mild touch
8
3.2
Rough on the skin and slightly irritating
1
7.7
Feeling as if small insects are moving on the skin
Antonyms
How Itchy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tickly comes from tickle and the ending -ly. Tickle originally meant 'to touch lightly', so tickly describes something that gives a small itchy or tingling feeling, like a cough or a scratchy sweater.