tickle
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It’s unclear, but her absurd recommendations tickle Kelly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Then she shares a delightful, fact-based piece of trivia like, “Hey, did you know that rats giggle when you tickle them?”
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
His evocative depictions of forest scenes are stunning in their own right, hypnotically expressive and made to tickle your id, unearthing deeply rooted primal sensations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
A whiff of lemongrass and wet soil tickle the nose in Palli Fleischer Lyberth's vertical farm in Sisimiut, the second-largest town in the Danish autonomous territory.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
"Give us a break, Mom," Anastasia said, and she poked a finger in Sam's armpit for a tickle.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Not unlike, say, a Whit Stillman movie or an episode of “Frasier,” it tickles the literary parts of the brain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Dr Chris van Tulleken says as an infection scientist he sees nature as a positively challenging environment that "tickles your immune system".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
“The real strength is this combination of virtual reality, some live action and animation. When it’s done well, it stretches the imagination and tickles the funny bone.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
Your partner tickles your foot — you might reflexively withdraw the foot without waking up and becoming conscious, right?
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
She tickles his chin until he laughs so hard he throws up some milk.
From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na
Still, judging by trends on social media, it seems a lot of people are tickled by the idea that such an outcome is even remotely possible.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
But I also adored that Frémaux was so clearly tickled to valorize an audience-thrilling blockbuster, because Cannes can do that, too.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
At last year’s staging of “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal, theatergoers were positively tickled as Blanche DuBois spiraled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Yet we can’t help but be tickled by her initial message.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2026
Something tickled the back of Seven’s brain, and she snapped her fingers, took out a notebook from her backpack, and flipped through the pages.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
“In my dream, you kept getting closer to me, and then you started tickling me,” Linda tells him during a session, early in the film.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2025
He’s about 1 year old and he’s on the couch with my grandma, and my grandma was making fun of him, maybe tickling him or something, I don’t remember exactly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
If Potts' first wicket, Latham tickling down the leg side, came from an innocuous delivery, his second was vital.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
“Training Season,” her demand for a partner who already knows “how to love me right,” has tickling guitar syncopations and girl-group harmonies popping out of nowhere.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
The old man took baby Leo in his arms, chuckling with appreciation and tickling the baby’s chin—and Ghost Leo finally realized what he was seeing.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
