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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tickle — ► VERB 1) lightly touch in a way that causes itching or twitching and often laughter. 2) be appealing or amusing to. 3) catch (a trout) by lightly rubbing it so that it moves backwards into the hand. ► NOUN ▪ an act of tickling or sensation of… … English terms dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tickle — (v.) early 14c. (intrans.) to be thrilled or tingling, of uncertain origin, possibly a frequentative form of TICK (Cf. tick) (2) in its older sense of to touch. The Old English form was tinclian. Some suggest a metathesis of kittle (M.E.… … Etymology dictionary
tickle — [tik′əl] vt. tickled, tickling [ME tikelen, akin to Ger dial. zickeln, OE tinclian, to tickle: for IE base see TICK2] 1. to please, gratify, delight, etc.: often used in the passive voice with slang intensifiers, as tickled pink, tickled silly,… … English World dictionary
tickle — *please, regale, gratify, delight, rejoice, gladden Analogous words: divert, *amuse, entertain: *thrill, electrify … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tickle — [v] make laugh amuse, brush, caress, convulse, delight, divert, enchant, entertain, excite, gratify, itch, pat, pet, please, stimulate, stroke, thrill, tingle, titillate, touch, vellicate; concepts 7,22,612 … New thesaurus
Tickle Me — Infobox Movie name = Tickle Me imdb id = 0056585 producer = Ben Schwalb director = Norman Taurog Arthur Jacobson writer = Elwood Ullman Edward Bernds starring = Elvis Presley Julie Adams Jocelyn Lane music = Walter Scharf cinematography = Loyal… … Wikipedia
tickle — I UK [ˈtɪk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms tickle : present tense I/you/we/they tickle he/she/it tickles present participle tickling past tense tickled past participle tickled 1) a) [transitive] to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to … English dictionary
