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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024kit•tle (kit′l),USA pronunciation v., -tled, -tling, adj., -tler, -tlest. [Brit. Dial.]v.t. - British Termsto tickle with the fingers;
agitate or stir, as with a spoon. - British Termsto excite or rouse (a person), esp. by flattery or strong words.
adj. - British Termsticklish;
fidgety. - British Termsrequiring skill or caution;
precarious.
- 1475–85; earlier kytylle, ketil (compare Middle English kitellinge (gerund, gerundive), late Old English kitelung); cognate with Middle High German kützeln; akin to Old Norse kitla, German kitzeln to tickle
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