Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
ticklish .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having an
itchy sensation like that of beingtickled .
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Examples
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Unfortunately, we also know when the other's funny bone is "tickly" -- and it starts a giggling fit.
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They feel kind of tickly on your head and down the back of your neck and under your shirt.
Archive 2007-09-01 David Wharton 2007
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They feel kind of tickly on your head and down the back of your neck and under your shirt.
Hope You Enjoyed Your Day David Wharton 2007
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It's funny, but every move they make looks like a tickly kiss.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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“They make me shivery as a breeze with their tickly little claws.”
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Sends a cold shudder down my spine at the thought of its scratchy, yicky, tickly-ness.
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The slightest hint of a seasoning that could be considered by the average person as a bit spicy makes my eyes tear, my nose gets tickly and my mouth feels as if it's been set ablaze.
I Say Tomato, You Say Tabasco. Lots of It. Katherine Rosman 2012
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It's funny, but every move they make looks like a tickly kiss.
CHAPTER XVIII 2010
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His father's arms were rough and powerful but his fingers were as tickly as feathers.
Song of the Needle 2010
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We squatted, both of us, up to our ears in tickly grass: grass which, as midsummer passed, turned from tickly to scratchy and etched white lines, like the art of a primitive tribe, across our bare legs.
Hilary Mantel Comma 2010
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