Definition of ticklish in English:

ticklish

adjective ˈtɪklɪʃˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ

1(of a person) sensitive to being tickled.
I'm ticklish on the feet
Example sentencesExamples
- My wife is very ticklish, especially around the neck.
- I always give up when someone tickles me because I am so ticklish.
- The tall woman just squirmed, being very ticklish.
- I jumped quite a bit; I don't think he realized how ticklish I am.
- If you are ticklish and can't bear people touching your feet, you'd better skip this next bit.
- I am ticklish and any contact could make me laugh.
- He was just as ticklish as me so it was easy to get him.
- He knew how ticklish I was and he loved to torment me like that.
- ‘Yeah, but you're still as ticklish as you were then,’ I simply stated.
- Jessi and Taylor and Luke are all just as ticklish!
- ‘Riley's very ticklish,’ Jack told the rest of them.
- I haven't mentioned it before, but I am very ticklish.
- ‘Ah ok’, he seemed satisfied with the answer, ‘are you ticklish?’
- At least he doesn't know where I'm most ticklish.
- I'm ticklish too, and I know how annoying it is when people take advantage of it.
- Being ticklish is very annoying, let me tell you.
- ‘You're ticklish,’ he exclaimed, seemingly proud of this discovery.
- Smirking, he said, ‘Well, you may know when I'm lying, Alice, but I know that you happen to be amazingly ticklish.’
- He chuckled, unable to disguise the fact that he was ticklish.
- ‘I forgot how ticklish you are,’ he laughed devilishly.
1. 1.1 (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Take cough medicine to soothe a ticklish dry cough.
2(of a situation or problem) difficult or tricky and requiring careful handling.
her skill in evading ticklish questions
Example sentencesExamples
- Dalkin, executive director of the ABC, was a man in command when it came handling the potentially ticklish issue.
- On another level, in my job, some very strange situations arise - including some very ticklish ethical dilemmas.
- In addition, there is the ticklish problem of reparations.
- That reaction demonstrates the ticklish situation the press finds itself in during wartime, when the interaction between press and government comes into stark relief.
- Parental fitness is a ticklish subject in the assisted-fertility community.
- It was also important, he said, that the ticklish issue of who stages the opening ceremony and the final be settled by the end of the year.
- Considering that road-widening is forever a ticklish issue in the State, what is the way out?
- But soon during her lecture she had to face a ticklish question posed by the girls.
- However suspiciously we might regard cricket administrators, there is reason enough to believe that this change is a sincere and honest attempt at solving one of the most chronic and ticklish problems the game has faced.
- Again, kudos o'plenty are definitely in order for your discrete handling of a very ticklish situation.
- Normally he wouldn't have hesitated to go to his little brother for help, but this situation was a little ticklish, and he didn't think he could count on Joe not to start laughing.
- She says that companies like InfoSpace are now in a ticklish situation.
- ‘In terms of the allegations, this is a very ticklish situation, and what we are trying to do is get all the available opinions, including some legal advice,’ he said.
- It does leave race-goers here facing a potentially ticklish problem, however.
- The theatre's always been a bit of a ticklish subject with me.
- In the case of the Philippines when you talk about population, it's a ticklish issue, as you know, it's a controversial issue.
- But that creates the ticklish media management problem of whether to say that the new versions are tougher (because that implies the older ones were soft).
- The second question is more ticklish because it is anchored in politics.
- On the subject of ID cards: it seems that the majority of people to whom I have spoken on this ticklish subject do not want to be controlled.
- A ticklish moment was that these residencies were situated close to the President's personal apartments.
Synonyms
problematic, tricky, delicate, sensitive, controversial, awkward, prickly, thorny
difficult, knotty, tough, taxing, trying, troublesome, irksome, vexatious, bothersome, worrying, concerning, upsetting
complicated, complex, involved, convoluted, intricate, vexed
informal sticky
British informal dodgy
1. 2.1 (of a person) easily upset.
  they're rather ticklish on the subject
  Example sentencesExamples
  The constant public childish bickering that had been going on between them ever since Matt had grown so irritable and ticklish some months ago could not have gone unnoticed.

Derivatives

ticklishly

adverb

The Democrats have handled the economy ticklishly because they don't know where the figures are going to go.

ticklishness

noun ˈtɪklɪʃnəsˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃnəs

Remembering that morning, on the plane, when Cassie began to display her ticklishness, which passed for flirting in Cassie's world, she felt mildly disgusted.
Example sentencesExamples
- At first, there is a sensation of ticklishness.
- She snatched her arm back for fear that she would burst into a laughing spell from ticklishness.
- I then realised that my ticklishness could prove to be a problem.
- Once Marie has rubbed my feet vigorously in order to battle my chronic ticklishness, she spends an hour painstakingly applying pressure to every minute area with the edge of her thumb.

Definition of ticklish in US English:

ticklish

adjectiveˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃˈtik(ə)liSH

1Sensitive to being tickled.
Lhasa apsos are ticklish on their feet
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Ah ok’, he seemed satisfied with the answer, ‘are you ticklish?’
- He was just as ticklish as me so it was easy to get him.
- He chuckled, unable to disguise the fact that he was ticklish.
- If you are ticklish and can't bear people touching your feet, you'd better skip this next bit.
- ‘Yeah, but you're still as ticklish as you were then,’ I simply stated.
- I haven't mentioned it before, but I am very ticklish.
- I always give up when someone tickles me because I am so ticklish.
- ‘You're ticklish,’ he exclaimed, seemingly proud of this discovery.
- Smirking, he said, ‘Well, you may know when I'm lying, Alice, but I know that you happen to be amazingly ticklish.’
- Jessi and Taylor and Luke are all just as ticklish!
- My wife is very ticklish, especially around the neck.
- ‘I forgot how ticklish you are,’ he laughed devilishly.
- Being ticklish is very annoying, let me tell you.
- I am ticklish and any contact could make me laugh.
- I'm ticklish too, and I know how annoying it is when people take advantage of it.
- At least he doesn't know where I'm most ticklish.
- He knew how ticklish I was and he loved to torment me like that.
- I jumped quite a bit; I don't think he realized how ticklish I am.
- ‘Riley's very ticklish,’ Jack told the rest of them.
- The tall woman just squirmed, being very ticklish.
1. 1.1 (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Take cough medicine to soothe a ticklish dry cough.
2(of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with; requiring careful handling.
her skill in evading ticklish questions
Example sentencesExamples
- On another level, in my job, some very strange situations arise - including some very ticklish ethical dilemmas.
- In addition, there is the ticklish problem of reparations.
- Parental fitness is a ticklish subject in the assisted-fertility community.
- ‘In terms of the allegations, this is a very ticklish situation, and what we are trying to do is get all the available opinions, including some legal advice,’ he said.
- But that creates the ticklish media management problem of whether to say that the new versions are tougher (because that implies the older ones were soft).
- She says that companies like InfoSpace are now in a ticklish situation.
- The theatre's always been a bit of a ticklish subject with me.
- But soon during her lecture she had to face a ticklish question posed by the girls.
- A ticklish moment was that these residencies were situated close to the President's personal apartments.
- Considering that road-widening is forever a ticklish issue in the State, what is the way out?
- Dalkin, executive director of the ABC, was a man in command when it came handling the potentially ticklish issue.
- However suspiciously we might regard cricket administrators, there is reason enough to believe that this change is a sincere and honest attempt at solving one of the most chronic and ticklish problems the game has faced.
- In the case of the Philippines when you talk about population, it's a ticklish issue, as you know, it's a controversial issue.
- It does leave race-goers here facing a potentially ticklish problem, however.
- On the subject of ID cards: it seems that the majority of people to whom I have spoken on this ticklish subject do not want to be controlled.
- That reaction demonstrates the ticklish situation the press finds itself in during wartime, when the interaction between press and government comes into stark relief.
- Again, kudos o'plenty are definitely in order for your discrete handling of a very ticklish situation.
- It was also important, he said, that the ticklish issue of who stages the opening ceremony and the final be settled by the end of the year.
- Normally he wouldn't have hesitated to go to his little brother for help, but this situation was a little ticklish, and he didn't think he could count on Joe not to start laughing.
- The second question is more ticklish because it is anchored in politics.
Synonyms
problematic, tricky, delicate, sensitive, controversial, awkward, prickly, thorny
1. 2.1 (of a person) easily upset.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The constant public childish bickering that had been going on between them ever since Matt had grown so irritable and ticklish some months ago could not have gone unnoticed.

单词	ticklish
释义	Definition of ticklish in English: ticklish adjective ˈtɪklɪʃˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃ 1(of a person) sensitive to being tickled. I'm ticklish on the feet Example sentencesExamples My wife is very ticklish, especially around the neck. I always give up when someone tickles me because I am so ticklish. The tall woman just squirmed, being very ticklish. I jumped quite a bit; I don't think he realized how ticklish I am. If you are ticklish and can't bear people touching your feet, you'd better skip this next bit. I am ticklish and any contact could make me laugh. He was just as ticklish as me so it was easy to get him. He knew how ticklish I was and he loved to torment me like that. ‘Yeah, but you're still as ticklish as you were then,’ I simply stated. Jessi and Taylor and Luke are all just as ticklish! ‘Riley's very ticklish,’ Jack told the rest of them. I haven't mentioned it before, but I am very ticklish. ‘Ah ok’, he seemed satisfied with the answer, ‘are you ticklish?’ At least he doesn't know where I'm most ticklish. I'm ticklish too, and I know how annoying it is when people take advantage of it. Being ticklish is very annoying, let me tell you. ‘You're ticklish,’ he exclaimed, seemingly proud of this discovery. Smirking, he said, ‘Well, you may know when I'm lying, Alice, but I know that you happen to be amazingly ticklish.’ He chuckled, unable to disguise the fact that he was ticklish. ‘I forgot how ticklish you are,’ he laughed devilishly. 1.1 (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat. Example sentencesExamples Take cough medicine to soothe a ticklish dry cough. 2(of a situation or problem) difficult or tricky and requiring careful handling. her skill in evading ticklish questions Example sentencesExamples Dalkin, executive director of the ABC, was a man in command when it came handling the potentially ticklish issue. On another level, in my job, some very strange situations arise - including some very ticklish ethical dilemmas. In addition, there is the ticklish problem of reparations. That reaction demonstrates the ticklish situation the press finds itself in during wartime, when the interaction between press and government comes into stark relief. Parental fitness is a ticklish subject in the assisted-fertility community. It was also important, he said, that the ticklish issue of who stages the opening ceremony and the final be settled by the end of the year. Considering that road-widening is forever a ticklish issue in the State, what is the way out? But soon during her lecture she had to face a ticklish question posed by the girls. However suspiciously we might regard cricket administrators, there is reason enough to believe that this change is a sincere and honest attempt at solving one of the most chronic and ticklish problems the game has faced. Again, kudos o'plenty are definitely in order for your discrete handling of a very ticklish situation. Normally he wouldn't have hesitated to go to his little brother for help, but this situation was a little ticklish, and he didn't think he could count on Joe not to start laughing. She says that companies like InfoSpace are now in a ticklish situation. ‘In terms of the allegations, this is a very ticklish situation, and what we are trying to do is get all the available opinions, including some legal advice,’ he said. It does leave race-goers here facing a potentially ticklish problem, however. The theatre's always been a bit of a ticklish subject with me. In the case of the Philippines when you talk about population, it's a ticklish issue, as you know, it's a controversial issue. But that creates the ticklish media management problem of whether to say that the new versions are tougher (because that implies the older ones were soft). The second question is more ticklish because it is anchored in politics. On the subject of ID cards: it seems that the majority of people to whom I have spoken on this ticklish subject do not want to be controlled. A ticklish moment was that these residencies were situated close to the President's personal apartments. Synonyms problematic, tricky, delicate, sensitive, controversial, awkward, prickly, thorny difficult, knotty, tough, taxing, trying, troublesome, irksome, vexatious, bothersome, worrying, concerning, upsetting complicated, complex, involved, convoluted, intricate, vexed informal sticky British informal dodgy 2.1 (of a person) easily upset. they're rather ticklish on the subject Example sentencesExamples The constant public childish bickering that had been going on between them ever since Matt had grown so irritable and ticklish some months ago could not have gone unnoticed. Derivatives ticklishly adverb The Democrats have handled the economy ticklishly because they don't know where the figures are going to go. ticklishness noun ˈtɪklɪʃnəsˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃnəs Remembering that morning, on the plane, when Cassie began to display her ticklishness, which passed for flirting in Cassie's world, she felt mildly disgusted. Example sentencesExamples At first, there is a sensation of ticklishness. She snatched her arm back for fear that she would burst into a laughing spell from ticklishness. I then realised that my ticklishness could prove to be a problem. Once Marie has rubbed my feet vigorously in order to battle my chronic ticklishness, she spends an hour painstakingly applying pressure to every minute area with the edge of her thumb. Definition of ticklish in US English: ticklish adjectiveˈtɪk(ə)lɪʃˈtik(ə)liSH 1Sensitive to being tickled. Lhasa apsos are ticklish on their feet Example sentencesExamples ‘Ah ok’, he seemed satisfied with the answer, ‘are you ticklish?’ He was just as ticklish as me so it was easy to get him. He chuckled, unable to disguise the fact that he was ticklish. If you are ticklish and can't bear people touching your feet, you'd better skip this next bit. ‘Yeah, but you're still as ticklish as you were then,’ I simply stated. I haven't mentioned it before, but I am very ticklish. I always give up when someone tickles me because I am so ticklish. ‘You're ticklish,’ he exclaimed, seemingly proud of this discovery. Smirking, he said, ‘Well, you may know when I'm lying, Alice, but I know that you happen to be amazingly ticklish.’ Jessi and Taylor and Luke are all just as ticklish! My wife is very ticklish, especially around the neck. ‘I forgot how ticklish you are,’ he laughed devilishly. Being ticklish is very annoying, let me tell you. I am ticklish and any contact could make me laugh. I'm ticklish too, and I know how annoying it is when people take advantage of it. At least he doesn't know where I'm most ticklish. He knew how ticklish I was and he loved to torment me like that. I jumped quite a bit; I don't think he realized how ticklish I am. ‘Riley's very ticklish,’ Jack told the rest of them. The tall woman just squirmed, being very ticklish. 1.1 (of a cough) characterized by persistent irritation in the throat. Example sentencesExamples Take cough medicine to soothe a ticklish dry cough. 2(of a situation or problem) difficult to deal with; requiring careful handling. her skill in evading ticklish questions Example sentencesExamples On another level, in my job, some very strange situations arise - including some very ticklish ethical dilemmas. In addition, there is the ticklish problem of reparations. Parental fitness is a ticklish subject in the assisted-fertility community. ‘In terms of the allegations, this is a very ticklish situation, and what we are trying to do is get all the available opinions, including some legal advice,’ he said. But that creates the ticklish media management problem of whether to say that the new versions are tougher (because that implies the older ones were soft). She says that companies like InfoSpace are now in a ticklish situation. The theatre's always been a bit of a ticklish subject with me. But soon during her lecture she had to face a ticklish question posed by the girls. A ticklish moment was that these residencies were situated close to the President's personal apartments. Considering that road-widening is forever a ticklish issue in the State, what is the way out? Dalkin, executive director of the ABC, was a man in command when it came handling the potentially ticklish issue. However suspiciously we might regard cricket administrators, there is reason enough to believe that this change is a sincere and honest attempt at solving one of the most chronic and ticklish problems the game has faced. In the case of the Philippines when you talk about population, it's a ticklish issue, as you know, it's a controversial issue. It does leave race-goers here facing a potentially ticklish problem, however. On the subject of ID cards: it seems that the majority of people to whom I have spoken on this ticklish subject do not want to be controlled. That reaction demonstrates the ticklish situation the press finds itself in during wartime, when the interaction between press and government comes into stark relief. Again, kudos o'plenty are definitely in order for your discrete handling of a very ticklish situation. It was also important, he said, that the ticklish issue of who stages the opening ceremony and the final be settled by the end of the year. Normally he wouldn't have hesitated to go to his little brother for help, but this situation was a little ticklish, and he didn't think he could count on Joe not to start laughing. The second question is more ticklish because it is anchored in politics. Synonyms problematic, tricky, delicate, sensitive, controversial, awkward, prickly, thorny 2.1 (of a person) easily upset. Example sentencesExamples The constant public childish bickering that had been going on between them ever since Matt had grown so irritable and ticklish some months ago could not have gone unnoticed.
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