tickle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtɪkl̩/

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• Hyphenation: tick‧le

Verb

Plain form tickle

Third-person singular tickles

Past tense tickled

Past participle tickled

Present participle tickling

Someone being tickled

1. (transitive) When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh.

   He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.

Noun

Singular tickle

Plural tickles

1. The act of tickling.

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