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tickles the ear

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

Meaning of tickle the ear

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To flatter someone.

Questions about tickles the ear

What is tickles the ear the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tickles the ear is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle the ear.

Words near tickles the ear in the dictionary

  1. tickles pink
  2. tickles someone's fancy
  3. tickles someone's funny bone
  4. tickles someone's pickle
  5. tickles the dragon's tail
  6. tickles the ear
  7. tickles the ivories
  8. tickles the ivory
  9. tickles the wire
  10. ticklesome
  11. ticklesomeness

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