tickle
Changeable, capriciousChangeable, capricious; insecure.
» Tom tickled the baby's feet.
Том полоскотав ніжки дитини.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Changeable, capricious; insecure.
Examples
104 sentencesTom tickled the baby's feet.
Том полоскотав ніжки дитини. — Ahha
Quit tickling me.
Годі вже мене лоскотати. — deniko
ruХватит меня щекотать. — marafon
Tom began to tickle Mary.
Том почав лоскотати Мері. — deniko
Tom asked Mary to stop tickling him.
If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
Origin
From Middle English tiklen, tikelen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a frequentative forFrom Middle English tiklen, tikelen, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a frequentative form of Middle English tikken (“to touch lightly”), thus equivalent to tick + -le; or perhaps related to Old English tinclian (“to tickle”). Compare North Frisian tigele (“to tickle”) (Hallig dialect), and tiikle (“to tickle”) (Amrum dialect), German dialectal zicklen (“to excite; stir up”).
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Forms
more tickle, most tickle| Comparative | more tickle Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tickle Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form