'Tickling' definitions:
Definition of 'tickling'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements [syn: tickling, tingling, titillating]
noun
The act of tickling [syn: tickle, tickling, titillation]
Definition of 'Tickling'
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]
Synonyms of 'tickling'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alluring,
- appealing,
- appetizing,
- attractive,
- beguiling,
- bewitching,
- blandishing,
- cajoling,
- captivating,
- catching,
- charismatic,
- charming,
- coaxing,
- come-hither,
- coquettish,
- enchanting,
- engaging,
- enravishing,
- enthralling,
- enticing,
- entrancing,
- exciting,
- exotic,
- fascinating,
- fetching,
- flirtatious,
- glamorous,
- hypnotic,
- interesting,
- intriguing,
- inviting,
- irresistible,
- juicy,
- lively,
- mesmeric,
- mouth-watering,
- piquant,
- pleasant stimulation,
- prepossessing,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- provoquant,
- racy,
- ravishing,
- readable,
- rich,
- seducing,
- seductive,
- siren,
- sirenic,
- spellbinding,
- spellful,
- spicy,
- stimulating,
- succulent,
- taking,
- tantalizing,
- teasing,
- tempting,
- thought-challenging,
- thought-inspiring,
- thought-provoking,
- tickle,
- tickliness,
- ticklish,
- ticklishness,
- tickly,
- titillating,
- titillation,
- titillative,
- winning,
- winsome,
- witching