tickled

Verb

tickle (third-person singular simple present tickles, present participle tickling, simple past and past participle tickled)

1. (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
   • He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.
2. (intransitive) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
   • My nose tickles, and I'm going to sneeze!
3. (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
4. (transitive) To cause delight or amusement in.
   • He was tickled to receive such a wonderful gift.
5. (intransitive) To feel titillation.
   • He with secret joy therefore
     Did tickle inwardly in every vein.1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Muiopotmos, or The Fate of the Butterflie”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
6. (transitive) To catch fish in the hand (usually in rivers or smaller streams) by manually stimulating the fins.

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