noun
- The act of tickling.
- synonyms: tickle, titillation
verb
- Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
- Feel sudden intense sensation or emotion.
- usage: "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"
- Touch or stroke lightly.
- usage: "The grass tickled her calves"
- synonyms: tickle
adjective
- Exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.
- synonyms: tingling, titillating
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