tickle

Definition

  • verb: to try to make (someone) laugh by lightly touching a very sensitive part of the body with your fingers, a feather, etc.
  • verb: to excite or stir up agreeably
  • synonyms: please, gratify, ticklish

Examples

  • Her little brother screamed with laughter as she 'tickled' him.

  • He gave her neck a 'tickle'. [=he tickled her neck]

  • The idea of going to the party 'tickled' her.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Everyone's got a gimmick now. You have a metal arm? That is awesome, dude! You have the right to remain silent! Sorry, Cap. This won't kill you but it ain't gonna tickle either. - Wanda, I think you hurt Vision's feelings. - You locked me in my room. Okay. First, that's an exaggeration. (..)
    2016 Captain America: Civil War
  • (..) Come back to me. Come back to me. Stick em up! Are you the sheriff in this here town? These are my tickle guns and I'm gonna getcha! No. You want me to chase you? You better run. I love you. (..)
    2016 Arrival
  • (..) You're young. You're so young. My papa... yeah? He didn't make master tinker till he was ,so... Four-hundred and ninety? Yeah. Tickle fight! Tickle fight! Tickle fight! Tickle fight! My favorite book of yours has gotta be Gus' pickles. It's existential, yet it's so accessible. (..)
    2003 Elf