English dictionary

tickle

/'t/I/k/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
the act of tickling

noun.act

Synonyms tickling titillation

Source: WordNet 3.0

touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

verb.perception

Synonyms titillate vellicate

Source: WordNet 3.0
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion

verb.emotion

Synonyms thrill vibrate

Source: WordNet 3.0
touch or stroke lightly

verb.contact

Examples
The grass tickled her calves.

Source: WordNet 3.0
To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.

verb

Source: webster1913
To feel titillation.

verb

Source: webster1913