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tickleth

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

Meaning of tickle

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.

See all 14 meanings of tickle

Origin of tickleth

tickle + -eth

Questions about tickleth

What is tickleth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tickleth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tickle.

Words near tickleth in the dictionary

  1. tickles the wire
  2. ticklesome
  3. ticklesomeness
  4. tickless
  5. ticklest
  6. tickleth
  7. ticklier
  8. tickliest
  9. tickliness
  10. tickling
  11. tickling pink

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