tickling

Example Sentences

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It was Steves who first gave me the confidence to get lost, to strike up conversations, to stand still for a while in one place rather than tickling off landmarks on a list.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

The unusually sedate gathering ended with Fury tickling the champion after the obligatory face-off.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 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

But in the meantime, mother chimps continue to be their offspring's primary playmate, tickling, chasing, playing 'airplane'.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

She stared across the room, apparently lost in thought, not even noticing Lavender tickling Ron.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling