tickling

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Henson also noted at the time that former Dodgers third baseman Adrián Beltré had “reported a ghostly presence turning on lights and tickling his toes” during a 2001 stay at the Pfister.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 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

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

“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

I sit beside the playpen and pick up some stuffed animals—a smiling sheep, a yellow owl—and bounce them toward Penny before tickling her.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera