Tickling
['tikliŋ]
Definition
(adj.) exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements .
Edited by Elise--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tickle
Checker: Wilbur
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Titillation.
Inputed by Ezra
Examples
- This goes down your throat, and portions of it lodge by the way, and produce a tickling aggravation that keeps you barking and coughing for an hour. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A fly crawled on his hands but the small tickling did not come through the pain. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- One is to utilize excitement, shock of pleasure, tickling the palate. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I found much amusement in tickling up my mare a little, as I rode it close to his horse in order to put a little mettle into them both. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
Checked by Darren