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tickling

Definition of ticklingnext
present participle of tickle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickling
Verb
  • People with peripheral neuropathy may experience pins and needles sensations, such as tingling and prickling, in their extremities.
    Laura Dorwart, Health, 22 Dec. 2025
  • These included tingling at the electrode sites, brief skin irritation, or headache.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Antonioni’s critical distance from this mass display makes something of a grim parody of the Sexual Revolution, suggesting that its liberatory possibilities have been forgotten in the name of titillating distraction.
    Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And for those itching to get back outside, check out the Tri-State Fishing and Outdoor Show and load up on gear for when temperatures rise again – or be sure to snag a camo jacket!
    Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And by 2003, Ellery was 18 and itching to explore again, this time by freight train.
    Elyssa Goodman, Them., 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • But, one quick fix is unscrewing it and tapping the lotion into your hand.
    Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Paramount is a much smaller company than WBD, which expressed concern at the large amount of debt Paramount is tapping to finance the deal.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As in Robinson’s other works, what elevates them from amusing to sublime is the way they’re performed, often by unfamiliar but wonderfully offbeat character actors — through overly broad smiles, wild-eyed smirks, strange pronunciations.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But a lackluster performance during that fall's vice presidential debate did little to help the party avoid stinging losses in November 2024.
    Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The 31-year-old was among dozens who braved stinging brain freeze to win an exclusive Snow King foldable bag.
    Theodora Yu, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Friday’s release has not come close to sating that appetite.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Tickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickling. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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