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tick·le
 tickle
- pronunciation:
- tI
k
 l
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- tickled pink
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tickled, tickles, tickling |
| definition 1: |
to touch, stroke, or poke (someone or part of someone's body) so as to produce a tingling or itching sensation or spasmodic laughter or movement.
- synonyms:
- titillate
- similar words:
- caress, pet, stroke, touch
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| definition 2: |
to tease, excite, or fill with pleasure.
The hat tickled his fancy.- synonyms:
- delight, excite, titillate
- similar words:
- arouse, pique, please, provoke, stimulate, tantalize, tease, thrill
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| definition 3: |
to stimulate agreeably, or to amuse.
The compliment tickled her vanity.The cartoon tickled me.- synonyms:
- amuse, entertain, titillate
- similar words:
- delight, divert, exhilarate, please, regale, stimulate
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| related words: |
chuck, intrigue |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to feel or cause a sensation of tingling or itching.
My throat tickles.A feather tickles when brushed across the skin.- synonyms:
- tingle
- similar words:
- itch, prickle, sting
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| related words: |
tingle |
| phrase: |
tickled pink |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tickling sensation.
- similar words:
- itch, prickle, sting, tingle, touch
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| definition 2: |
an act or instance of tickling.
- synonyms:
- titillation
- similar words:
- caress, stimulation, tingle, touch
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