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To stroke or touch, especially in a manner that causes laughter and twitching
“I opened my mouth to tell him not to tickle me, but couldn't because I was soon doubled over with laughter as he tickled me.”
To appeal to someone's taste, interest or curiosity
“The site is great to read, but I've edited and written lots of stuff I thought was worthy that didn't tickle his fancy.”
To cause (someone) amusement or pleasure
“Now it was the clown, in an orange-colored suit embroidered with black dromedaries, who came forward to tickle the crowd with stale jokes, bad puns, and repartees.”
To delight, allure or attract in an almost magical manner
To experience, or cause to experience, a slight prickling or stinging sensation
To treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence
To trigger enthusiasm or eagerness
To touch or stroke lovingly
To touch or tap gently
To cause a tingling sensation in
To come into general physical contact with
To touch or come into contact with lightly and typically fleetingly
Plural for an act of lightly stroking or touching
“The pixie reached in, gave him a tickle under the chin that made him coo, then reached deep into a pants pocket and pulled out a big ring covered in what looked like a hundred keys.”
Plural for a tingling or prickly sensation
“She felt his soft kiss and the tickle of his long hair on her cheek.”
Plural for an inexplicable awareness or impression
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