tickle
adjective
1. Changeable, capricious; insecure.
noun
1. a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
Definition categories: thought
2. the act of tickling
Similar word(s): tickling, titillation
Definition categories: act, touch, touching
Sentences with tickle as a noun:
- I have a persistent tickle in my throat.
verb
1. touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
Similar word(s): titillate, vellicate
Definition categories: perception, itch
2. feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
Similar word(s): thrill, vibrate
Definition categories: emotion, excite, shake, stimulate, stir
3. touch or stroke lightly
- The grass tickled her calves
Definition categories: contact, caress, fondle
Sentences with tickle as a verb:
- He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.
- My nose tickles, and I'm going to sneeze!
- He was tickled to receive such a wonderful gift.