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tickled
tick·le T0204800 (tĭk′əl)v. tick·led, tick·ling, tick·les v.tr.1. To touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.2. a. To tease or excite pleasurably; titillate: suspense that tickles the reader's curiosity.b. To fill with mirth or pleasure; delight.v.intr. To feel or cause a tingling sensation.n.1. The act of tickling.2. A tickling sensation.Idiom: tickled pink Informal Very pleased; delighted: I was tickled pink by the compliment. [Middle English tikelen, perhaps frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly.]ThesaurustickledadjectiveEagerly compliant:delighted, glad, happy, pleased.Translationstickled
tickled verbSee tickled pinkSee also: tickleEncyclopediaSeeTickleMedicalSeetickletickled Related to tickled: tickled pink, tickled to deathSynonyms for tickledadj eagerly compliantSynonyms- delighted
- glad
- happy
- pleased
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