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    [Verb]  | "tick*le" | \ ˈti-kəl \


    1: to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

    2: to excite or stir up agreeably : please

    3: to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English tikelen; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle;

    [Noun]  | "tickle" 


    1: the act of tickling

    2: a tickling sensation

    3: something that tickles


    Origin: 1801 ;

    [Idiom]  | "tickle someone's fancy" 


    1: to interest or attract someone

    [Verb]  | "tickle" 


    2: as in excite, titillate;


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     [ "tickle" ]

    1: to touch someone lightly in certain regions that causes peculiar sensations, reflexive movements, involuntary laughter

      * e.g.,  ... Maria tickled the bottoms of Brett's feet and made him laugh out loud 

     [ "tickle" ]

    1: A way of touching someone causing immediate pleasure and delight that is acceptable in public and in front of family

      * e.g.,  ... Mike enjoys ticking Kerri because he can do it anywhere and she laughs and screams.  

     [ "tickle" ]

    1: Noun. To be an annoyance or bug.

      * e.g.,  ... Kim, don't be a tickle! 

     [ "tickl" ]

    1: An individual post on the website tickld.com, decided by the users

      * e.g.,  ... "did you see the tickl about the cat driving a car" 

     [ "tickled" ]

    1: Colloquial Southern phrase from the US, meaning to find something funny or to be overcome with mirth.

      * e.g.,  ... I got tickled when Uncle Bubba fell on a banana peel and farted. 

     [ "tickling" ]

    1: The act of stroking another's body lightly, so as to cause involuntary twitching, squirming, and laughter. Used for foreplay, fun, or torture.

      * e.g.,  ... Mark started tickling Sarah's feet until she screamed and cruied with laughter 

     [ "Tickle" ]

    1: One of the worst forms of torture. Can cause uncontrollable screaming, convulsions, loss of bladder control, inability to breath, and sobbing.

      * e.g.,  ... George tickled the bottom of my feet so much that I started crying 

     [ "Tickling" ]

    1: A remedy that actualllly works for hiccupps.

      * e.g.,  ... When you're really drunk and start hiccupping, someone surprises you by tickling you, and POOF they're gone. 

     [ "tickled" ]

    1: To have a part of your body touched in such a way that it forces you to laugh and squirm uncontrollably.

      * e.g.,  ... I tickled Alison's feet last night, OMG she laughed SO hard! 

     [ "Tickling" ]

    1: A pleasant, non-sexual way to make someone laugh, which is done by gently goosing, poking or stroking a part of the body such as the soles of the feet, underarms, tummy or ribs.

      * e.g.,  ... Dakota can't concentrate on her homework because her little sister keeps tickling her feet and making her laugh. 

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