'Tickle' definitions:
Definition of 'tickle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
noun
The act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling, titillation]
verb
Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements [syn: tickle, titillate, vellicate]
verb
Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: thrill, tickle, vibrate]
verb
Touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"
Definition of 'Tickle'
From: GCIDE
- Tickle \Tic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tickled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tickling.] [Perhaps freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf. also AS. citelian to tickle, D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG. chizzil[=o]n, chuzzil[=o]n, Icel. kitla. Cf. Kittle, v. t.]
- 1. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dangerous if too long protracted. [1913 Webster]
- If you tickle us, do we not laugh? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To please; to gratify; to make joyous. [1913 Webster]
- Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- Such a nature Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow Which he treads on at noon. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tickle'
From: GCIDE
- Tickle \Tic"kle\, v. i.
- 1. To feel titillation. [1913 Webster]
- He with secret joy therefore Did tickle inwardly in every vein. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To excite the sensation of titillation. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Tickle'
From: GCIDE
- Tickle \Tic"kle\, a.
- 1. Ticklish; easily tickled. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The world is now full tickle, sikerly. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- So tickle is the state of earthy things. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest touch; unstable; easily overthrown. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a milkmaid, if she be in love, may sigh it off. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tickle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affect the interest,
- agitate,
- amuse,
- appeal,
- arouse,
- attract,
- be attractive,
- beak,
- becharm,
- beckon,
- beguile,
- bewitch,
- blow the coals,
- brush,
- bunt,
- captivate,
- carry away,
- charm,
- chuck,
- concern,
- convulse,
- dab,
- delectate,
- delight,
- divert,
- enchant,
- engage,
- enliven,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- entertain,
- enthrall,
- entrance,
- excite,
- excite interest,
- exhilarate,
- fan,
- fan the flame,
- fascinate,
- feed the fire,
- ferment,
- fetch,
- fillip,
- fire,
- flick,
- flip,
- flirt,
- flush,
- foment,
- fracture one,
- freak out,
- give a thrill,
- gratify,
- graze,
- heat,
- heat up,
- imparadise,
- impassion,
- incense,
- incite,
- inflame,
- instigate,
- interest,
- intoxicate,
- invite,
- involve in,
- kill,
- knock dead,
- knock out,
- loosen up,
- nettle,
- pat,
- peck,
- pick,
- pique,
- pleasant stimulation,
- please,
- provoke,
- put up to,
- raise a laugh,
- raise a smile,
- rally,
- rap,
- ravish,
- recreate,
- refresh,
- regale,
- relax,
- send,
- set on,
- sic on,
- slay,
- snap,
- solace,
- stimulate,
- stir the embers,
- stir up,
- summon,
- tantalize,
- tap,
- tease,
- tempt,
- thrill,
- tickle pink,
- tickliness,
- tickling,
- ticklishness,
- tip,
- titillate,
- titillation,
- touch,
- transport,
- whet,
- whet the appetite,
- whip up,
- whisk,
- work up,
- wow