Tickle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking

the act of tickling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɪkəl/.

Examples

he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
The grass tickled her calves

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

titillate tickling vibrate vellicate titillation thrill

Parts of Speech

noun	a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
noun	the act of tickling
verb	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
verb	feel sudden intense sensation or emotion “he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine”
verb	touch or stroke lightly “The grass tickled her calves”

Word Forms

tickle	verb	touch or stroke lightly
titillate	verb	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
tickle	noun	the act of tickling
tickling	noun	the act of tickling
titillation	noun	the act of tickling
vellication	noun	a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
thrill	noun	an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kitzeln

ein Hautgefühl, das oft durch leichtes Streicheln entsteht

🇫🇷French

chatouiller

une sensation cutanée résultant souvent de légers effleurages

🇪🇸Spanish

cosquillas

una sensación cutánea que a menudo resulta de una ligera caricia

🇮🇹Italian

solletico

una sensazione cutanea spesso derivante da una leggera carezza

🇳🇱Dutch

kietelen

een huidgevoel dat vaak het gevolg is van lichte streling

🇵🇹Portuguese

cócegas

uma sensação cutânea geralmente resultante de carícias leves

🇷🇺Russian

щекотать

кожное ощущение, часто возникающее в результате легкого поглаживания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुदगुदी

त्वचा संबंधी संवेदना जो अक्सर हल्के से सहलाने से उत्पन्न होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সুড়সুড়ি

একটি ত্বকের সংবেদন প্রায়শই হালকা স্ট্রোকের ফলে হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

ஒரு தோலழற்சி அடிக்கடி லேசான தாக்குதலால் ஏற்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కిలిగింత

తరచుగా కాంతి స్ట్రోకింగ్ ఫలితంగా చర్మసంబంధమైన అనుభూతి

🇮🇳Marathi

गुदगुल्या

त्वचेची संवेदना बहुतेक वेळा हलक्या स्ट्रोकमुळे उद्भवते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગલીપચી

ચામડીની સંવેદના ઘણીવાર હળવા સ્ટ્રોકિંગના પરિણામે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಚಗುಳಿ

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಹೊಡೆತದಿಂದ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಚರ್ಮದ ಸಂವೇದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്കിളി

നേരിയ സ്ട്രോക്കിംഗിൻ്റെ ഫലമായുണ്ടാകുന്ന ചർമ്മ സംവേദനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੰਦ

ਇੱਕ ਚਮੜੀ ਦੀ ਸਨਸਨੀ ਅਕਸਰ ਹਲਕੇ ਸਟਰੋਕ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گدگدی

ایک جلد کا احساس جو اکثر ہلکے جھٹکے کے نتیجے میں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痒痒

通常由轻抚引起的皮肤感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

くすぐる

軽い撫でることによってしばしば生じる皮膚の感覚

🇰🇷Korean

간지럼

가벼운 쓰다듬기로 인해 종종 발생하는 피부 감각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cù

một cảm giác ở da thường do vuốt ve nhẹ

🇹🇭Thai

จี้

ความรู้สึกทางผิวหนังมักเกิดจากการลูบเบาๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menggelitik

sensasi kulit yang sering diakibatkan oleh belaian ringan

🇵🇭Filipino

kiliti

isang sensasyon sa balat na kadalasang nagreresulta mula sa mahinang paghaplos

🇲🇾Malay

menggeletek

sensasi kulit yang sering terhasil daripada sapuan ringan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دغدغة

إحساس جلدي غالبًا ما ينتج عن التمسيد الخفيف

🇮🇷Persian

قلقلک دادن

یک احساس پوستی که اغلب ناشی از نوازش سبک است

🇹🇷Turkish

gıdıklamak

genellikle hafif okşamadan kaynaklanan kutanöz bir his

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְדַגדֵג

תחושה עורית הנובעת לעתים קרובות מליטוף קל

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The primary meaning of 'tickle' is 'a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking'.

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Using 'tickle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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