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tickle

[tik-uhl] / ˈtɪk əl /


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It’s unclear, but her absurd recommendations tickle Kelly.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Red Bull's Max Verstappen says the changes to Formula 1's rules amount to "a tickle" in terms of addressing his and other drivers' concerns about the new style of racing.

From BBC Apr. 30, 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

But Sora also cost massive compute run time, with OpenAI spending a reported $15 million a day to tickle a nonpaying public.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

I touch my hand to the feather, letting the edges tickle my fingertips.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Instead, he wants them to think, “Dad’s involved, Dad’s helping out, Dad’s giving me tickles before bed.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

"You can just take the mick out of that and people get it from just one line. It sometimes tickles that. You know, like that funny bone."

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

In the same facility today, the strong aroma of spices tickles visitors’ noses.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

Your partner tickles your foot — you might reflexively withdraw the foot without waking up and becoming conscious, right?

From Salon Apr. 21, 2024

The light touch tickles and makes me smile.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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

She agreed, tickled to reprise her role again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate May 9, 2026

“I’m tickled that I could do something like that for someone.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2026

I hadn’t gone far when here came Rowdy, wiggling all over and tickled to death.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

A spontaneous laugh triggered by tickling differs from a polite laugh during a meeting, a nervous laugh after making a mistake, or contagious laughter shared among friends.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

“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

It's going to affect your nose and the back of your throat, while some will get a tickling at the back of the mouth.

From BBC Oct. 2, 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

She grabbed my legs in a bear hug and started tickling the bottoms of my feet.

From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli




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