| 释义 |
kit·tle
I. \ˈkid.əl, ˈkitəl\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) kytyllen, probably from Old Norse kitla — more at tickle
1. chiefly Scotland : tickle
2. chiefly Scotland : enliven, titillate
3. chiefly Scotland : to flatter and please
4. chiefly Scotland : to keep guessing : perplex
II. adjective
(-er/-est)
1. chiefly Scotland
a. : easily excited : touchy, skittish, fidgety
b. : quick, apt
< she's kittle of her hands — George Meriton >
c. : variable, capricious
< Fortune will play kittle tricks — John Barr >
d. : nicely balanced : delicate
2. chiefly Scotland : hard or risky to deal with or do : ticklish
< to paint an angel's kittle work — Robert Burns >
< it's a kittle thing to keep the likes o' him waitin' — S.R.Crockett >
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect kjetla to kitten, from kjetling kitten, from Old Norse ketlingr — more at kitling
1. chiefly Scotland : kitten
2. chiefly Scotland : generate, arise |