tickle

Example Sentences

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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

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

Which will give a lot of old parochial-school kids a tickle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Taiba said her niece uses them to "tickle us, and scratch her head and play guess who?"

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

"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