The meaning of TICKLE is to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

TICKLE definition: to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. See examples of tickle used in a sentence.

us / ˈtɪk·əl / an unpleasant feeling in your throat that might make you cough (Definition of tickle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Definition of tickle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over their body, often in order to make them laugh. I was tickling him, and he was laughing.

to stroke lightly with the fingers, with a feather, etc., so as to cause a tingling or itching sensation in:[~ + object] To wake him up she would tickle his nose with a feather.

tick, tickle - Tick, as in "sound of a clock," "mark of correctness," originally meant "light touch, tap," and its modern senses are recent developments; tickle is probably a derivative of this version …

When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh and squirm. It's impossible to tickle yourself—you can only tickle others.

Dec 23, 2025 · tickle (plural tickles) The act of tickling. An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.

tickle verb (PART OF THE BODY) If a part of your body tickles, or if something tickles it, it feels uncomfortable and you want to rub it: