tickle

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Synonyms: fickle, tinkle, trickle, pickle, tackle, mickle, sickle, stickle, nickle, ickle, tickly

Antonyms: fickle, tinkle, trickle, pickle, tackle, mickle, sickle, stickle, nickle, ickle, tickly

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Noun

1. The act of tickling.
2. An [[itchy]] feeling resembling the result of tickling.
3. {{lb|en|cricket|informal}} A light [[tap]] of the [[ball]].
4. {{lb|en|Newfoundland}} A narrow [[strait]], such as between an island and the shore.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[touch]] [[repeated]]ly or [[stroke]] [[delicate]]ly in a manner which typically causes [[laughter]], [[pleasure]] and [[twitching]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|of a body part}} To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To appeal to someone's taste, [[curiosity]] etc.
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To cause [[delight]] or [[amusement]] in.
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To feel [[titillation]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive}} To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.
7. {{lb|en|archaic}} To be excited or heartened.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} [[changeable|Changeable]], [[capricious]]; [[insecure]].

Adverb

1. Insecurely, precariously, unstably.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|[[habitational]]|from=Old English}}.

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