Tickling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of tickling

touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪklɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪklɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪklɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪklɪŋ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

titillate vibrate vellicate titillation tickle thrill tingling titillating

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

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

der Akt des Kitzelns

🇫🇷French

chatouillement

le fait de chatouiller

🇪🇸Spanish

cosquillas

el acto de hacer cosquillas

🇮🇹Italian

solletico

l'atto del solletico

🇳🇱Dutch

kietelen

de handeling van het kietelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fazendo cócegas

o ato de fazer cócegas

🇷🇺Russian

щекотка

акт щекотки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुदगुदी

गुदगुदी करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সুড়সুড়ি

সুড়সুড়ি দেওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

கூசுகிறது

கூச்சப்படுத்தும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కిలిగింతలు పెట్టడం

చక్కిలిగింతల చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

गुदगुल्या

गुदगुल्या करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગલીપચી

ગલીપચી કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಚಗುಳಿ ಇಡುತ್ತದೆ

ಕಚಗುಳಿ ಇಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇക്കിളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നു

ഇക്കിളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਦਗੁਦਾਈ

ਗੁਦਗੁਦਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گدگدی

گدگدی کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挠痒痒的

挠痒痒的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

くすぐったい

くすぐるという行為

🇰🇷Korean

간질이는

간지럽히는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cù lét

hành động cù lét

🇹🇭Thai

การกระตุ้น

การจั๊กจี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

gelitik

tindakan menggelitik

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakakiliti

ang kilos ng kiliti

🇲🇾Malay

menggeletek

perbuatan menggeletek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دغدغة

فعل الدغدغة

🇮🇷Persian

قلقلک دادن

عمل قلقلک دادن

🇹🇷Turkish

gıdıklama

gıdıklama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִגדוּג

פעולת הדגדוג

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