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tickles

tickles is the plural of tickle.

tickles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle.

Meaning of tickle

Noun

tickle (plural tickles)

  1. The act of tickling.
  2. An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.
    • I have a persistent tickle in my throat.
  3. (informal) A light tap of the ball.
    • There's a very fine line between a tickle and an edge!2016, Ann Waterhouse, Cricket Made Simple
  4. (Newfoundland) A narrow strait, such as between an island and the shore.
    • Charts and Plans. [...] No. New Charts. 2253 England, and south coast—Dartmouth harbour. [...] 3320 Newfoundland, Thimble tickles and Glover harbour—Head of Seal bay.1903 April 8, The Syren and Shipping, page 169

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Proper noun capitalized: Tickles

Tickles

  1. (plural) plural of Tickle

Phrases with tickles

Questions about tickles

What is tickles the plural of?
Tickles is the plural of tickle.
What part of speech is tickles?
Tickles is a proper noun.

Words near tickles in the dictionary

  1. tickler coils
  2. tickler file
  3. tickler files
  4. ticklers
  5. Ticklerton
  6. tickles
  7. tickles pink
  8. tickles someone's fancy
  9. tickles someone's funny bone
  10. tickles someone's pickle
  11. tickles the dragon's tail

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