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- DictionaryTick·le/ˈtik(ə)l/
verb
- 1. lightly touch or prod (a person or a part of the body) in a way that causes itching and often laughter: "she tickled me under the chin"
- 2. appeal to (someone's taste, sense of humor, curiosity, etc.): "here are a couple of anecdotes that might tickle your fancy"
noun
- 1. an act of tickling someone: "Dad gave my chin a little tickle"
to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making them laugh: Stop! You're tickling me! I tickled her feet and she laughed. [ I or T ] If a part of the body tickles, or if something tickles it, it feels slightly uncomfortable and you want to rub it: My nose is tickling, I think I'm going to sneeze.
The meaning of TICKLE is to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. How to use tickle in a sentence.
1. The act of tickling. 2. A tickling sensation. Idiom: tickled pink Informal. Very pleased; delighted: I was tickled pink by the compliment. [Middle English tikelen, perhaps frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making…. Learn more.
Tickle means to touch sensitive body parts in order to cause laughter, to stroke lightly to cause an itching sensation, or to excite. Tickle has several other senses as a verb and a noun. You might tickle your baby brother as part of playing to get him to laugh.
When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh and squirm. It's impossible to tickle yourself—you can only tickle others. You might tickle a baby to make him squeal and giggle, and the sensation he feels is also called a tickle.
If you see something that tickles your fancy, I'll buy it for you. Definition of tickle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to touch, stroke, or poke (a person, part of the body, etc) so as to produce pleasure, laughter, or a twitching sensation. 2. (transitive) to excite pleasurably; gratify.
Tickled Definition. Simple past tense and past participle of tickle.
Tickle definition: To touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.
