单词 | tickle |
释义 | tickle (tɪkəl ) Word forms: tickles , tickling , tickled 1. verb B2 When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh. I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling. [VERB noun] Synonyms: stroke, pet, chuck, touch lightly 2. verb If something tickles you or tickles, it causes an irritating feeling by lightly touching a part of your body. ...a yellow hat with a great feather that tickled her ear. [VERB noun] A beard doesn't scratch, it just tickles. [VERB] 3. verb If a fact or a situation tickles you, it amuses you or gives you pleasure. It tickles me to see him riled. [VERB noun to-infinitive] The story was really funny–it tickled me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: amuse, delight, entertain, please tickled adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] They all sounded just as tickled. 4. to be tickled pink phrase [VERB inflects] If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something. 'I'm tickled pink,' said Jimmy after his wife gave birth. Collocations: tickle a tummy You just want to tickle his tummy until the full moon rises. The Sun Like his boss he would rather have his tummy tickled than get his claws out and finish off an opponent. Times, Sunday Times Palace will roll over and have their tummies tickled. The Sun Instead, they tickled their tummies. The Sun When the kitchen door opens, he will bound through, roll over, stretch and demand to have his tummy tickled. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 胳肢 Japanese: くすぐる |
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