ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tickling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Tickling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of tickle.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of tickle.

More Meanings

  1. That tickles
  2. A sensation that tickles.
  3. The act by which someone is tickled.

Example Sentences

a tickling sensation
ticklings and muscular aches
It is quite true that the yells and shrieks, the bonnetings and ticklings, the hat throwing and fighting, give way for the instant to an intense desire to behold the sight, and the immense concourse was momentarily hushed in the depth of its excitement […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for tickling

Depending on context, synonyms include titillating, exciting, tickle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include titillating, exciting, morsel, tinkling, twitching, bantering.

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