tickle

tick·le  (tkl)

v. tick·led, tick·ling, tick·les

v.tr.

1. To touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.

2.

a. To tease or excite pleasurably; titillate: suspense that tickles the reader's curiosity.

b. To fill with mirth or pleasure; delight. See Synonyms at please.

v.intr.

To feel or cause a tingling sensation.

n.

1. The act of tickling.

2. A tickling sensation.

Idiom:

tickled pink Informal

Very pleased; delighted: I was tickled pink by the compliment.

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[Middle English tikelen, perhaps frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly.]

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tickle

Verb

[-ling, -led]

1. to touch or stroke (someone), so as to produce laughter or a twitching sensation

2. to itch or tingle

3. to amuse or please

4. tickled pink or to death Informal greatly pleased

5. tickle someone's fancy to appeal to or amuse someone

Noun

1. a sensation of light stroking or itching: a tickle in the throat

2. the act of tickling

3. Canad (in the Atlantic Provinces) a narrow strait [Middle English titelen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tickle - a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking cutaneous sensation, haptic sensation, skin sensation - a sensation localized on the skin
	2.	tickle - the act of tickling                   tickling, titillation touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
Verb	1.	tickle - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements titillate, vellicate itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
	2.	tickle - feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" thrill, vibrate stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
	3.	tickle - touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"

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tickle

verb amuse, delight, entertain, please, divert, gratify, titillate << OPPOSITE bore

Translations

tickle [ˈtɪkl] n to give sb a tickle → hacer cosquillas a algn vt → hacer cosquillas a

tickle [ˈtɪkl] n → chatouillement m

vi → chatouiller

vt → chatouiller (fig); plaire à; faire rire

tickle [ˈtɪkl] vt → kitzeln (fig) (= amuse); amüsieren

vi → kitzeln;

it tickles! → das kitzelt!

tickle [ˈtɪkl] n → solletico

vt → fare il solletico a, solleticare;

(fig) → stuzzicare; piacere a; far ridere

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tickle

v tickle [ˈtikl]

1 to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh He tickled me / my feet with a feather. kielie يُدَغدِغ гъделичкам lechtat kilde kitzeln γαργαλώ hacer cosquillas kõditama قلقلک دادن kutittaa chatouiller לְדַגדֵג गुदगुदाना škakljati, golicati (meg)csiklandoz menggelitik kitla solleticare, fare il solletico くすぐる ...을 간질이다 kutenti kutināt menggeletek kietelen kile łaskotać fazer cócegas a gâdila щекотать štekliť žgečkati golicati kittla, killa ทำให้จั๊กจี้ gıdıklamak 呵癢癢, 胳肢, 使發癢 лоскотати گدگدانا cù 呵痒痒, 胳肢, 使发痒

2 (of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way My nose tickles. kielie يشْعُر بالدَّغْدغه гъдел ме е svědit kilde kitzeln προκαλώ φαγούρα picar; sentir un cosquilleo sügelema خاریدن؛ مور مور شدن syyhytä chatouiller מְדַגדֵג खुश करना, प्रसन्न करना svrbiti viszket gatal kitla (dare prurito) むずむずする 근질근질하다 niežėti niezēt; kutēt gatal-gatal jeuken kile, være kilen swędzić fazer comichão a mânca чувствовать щекотание štekliť ščegetati golicati kittla [] รู้สึกคัน gıdıklanmak 覺得痒痒 відчувати лоскотання گدگداہٹ محسوس کرنا buồn 觉得痒痒

3 to amuse The funny story tickled him. snaaks gevind يُبْهِج، يُسَلّي забавлявам pobavit more amüsieren διασκεδάζω κπ. divertir lõbustama به نشاط آوردن huvittaa amuser לְשַעֲשֵע रिझाना, मन बहलाना zabavljati, uveseljavati (meg)nevettet menggelikan skemmta divertire 喜ばせる 즐겁게 해주다 prajuokinti uzjautrināt menggelikan hati amuseren more rozbawić divertir a amuza забавлять pobaviť zabavati zabaviti kittla, roa ทำให้สนุกสนาน eğlendirmek 逗人樂 робити приємність; веселити لطف دينا làm ai buồn cười 逗人乐

n

1 an act or feeling of tickling. kielie دَغْدَغَه гъделичкане svědění kilden das Kitzeln γαργαλητό cosquilla kõditamine قلقلک kutitus chatouillement דִגדוּג गुदगुदाहट, गुदगुदी škakljanje, svrbež csiklandozás geli kitl solletico くすぐり 간질임 kutenimas kutēšana; kutināšana menggeletek gekietel kiling łaskotanie comichão mân­că­rime, gâdilitură щекотание; щекотка šteklenie žgečkanje golicanje kittling การจั๊กจี้ gıdıklama 痒 лоскотання گدگداہٹ cảm thấy buồn cười 痒

2 a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough). gekielie, irritasie وَخْز خَفيف في الحُنْجَرَه дразнене dráždění kilden das Kitzeln ελαφρά ενόχληση στο λαιμό cosquilleo ärritus احساس خارش ärsytys chatouillement, irritation דִגדוּג गुदगुदी, गुदगुदाहट škakljanje kaparás gatal erting, kláði pizzicore むずむず 간질간질한 느낌 kutenimas, peršėjimas kairinājums rīklē rasa gatal-gatal gekriebel kløe drapanie comichão iritaţie, mâncărime першение dráždenie ščegetanje golicanje kittling ความรู้สึกคัน gıcık 嗓子發癢 лоскіт گلے کي خراش buồn ho, ngứa họng 嗓子发痒

adj ˈticklish

1 easily made to laugh when tickled Are you ticklish? kielierig مُفْرِط في الحَساسِيَه عند الدَّغْدَغَه който има гъдел lechtivý kilden kitzlig που γαργαλιέται εύκολα cosquilloso, que tiene cosquillas kõdikartlik قلقلکی kutiava chatouilleux רַגִיש לדִגדוּג गुलगुलिया, गुदगुदिया škakljiv csiklandós penggeli kitlinn (che soffre il solletico) くすぐったがる 간지러운 bijantis kutulio kutelīgs, jutīgs uz kutināšanu penggeli kittelig kilen łaskotliwy que tem cócegas gâdilicios боящийся щекотки šteklivý žgečkljiv golicljiv kittlig จั๊กจี้ kolay gıdıklanan 怕呵痒的 той, що боїться лоскоту جسے گدگدي لگتي ہو dễ cười, hay cười 怕呵痒的

2 not easy to manage; difficult a ticklish problem/situation. moeilike حَرِج труден choulostivý kilden heikel λεπτός, δυσκολομεταχείριστος delicado täbar حساس؛ دقیق kiperä délicat בְּעָיָה מְבִיכָה गुदगुदियापन škakljiv, osjetljiv nehezen kezelhető sulit vandmeðfarinn delicato 扱いにくい 까다로운 keblus delikāts; sarežģīts sensitif netelig delikat, vrien, ømtålig delikatny delicado delicat щекотливый chúlostivý kočljiv zamršen kinkig ยาก (งาน, ปัญหา ฯลฯ) zor 棘手的 важкий; делікатний دشوار dễ giải quyết 棘手的

be tickled pink

to be very pleased. baie tevrede wees يَكون مَسْرورا جِدا много съм доволен být celý pryč være glad og fornøjet äßerst geschmeichelt sein είμαι πανευτυχής no caber en sí de gozo; estar en la gloria roosa ja rahulik خشنود بودن olla ikionnellinen être aux anges לִהיוֹת מְשוּעֲשַע מְאוֹד biti jako polaskan, kome biti jako drago nagyon örül senang sekali yfir sig ánægður (essere deliziato) 大喜びの 크게 기뻐하다 švytėti iš džiaugsmo būt stāvus sajūsmā gembira sekali dolblij zijn met iets fryde seg szaleć z radości ficar contentíssimo a fi în al noulea cer быть в восторге byť celý preč ves iz sebe od veselja biti veoma zadovoljan vara stormförjust พอใจ çok memnun olmak, keyfine diyecek olmamak 使某人非常高興 бути в захваті بہت خوش ہونا rất vui 使某人非常高兴