tickle
To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter,…To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.
kitzeln
щекота́тьščekotátʹ, пощекота́тьpoščekotátʹ
лоскота́тиloskotáty, залоскота́тиzaloskotáty
touch or stroke lightly
(intransitive)To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
My nose tickles, and I'm going to sneeze!
(transitive)To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
(transitive)To cause delight or amusement in.
He was tickled to receive such a wonderful gift.
(intransitive)To feel titillation.
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
(transitive)To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
(archaic)To be excited or heartened.
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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
tickles, tickling, tickled, tickledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle