vb, tick*led  tick*ling  vi  1  :  to have a tingling or prickling sensation <my back s>   2  :  to excite the surface nerves to prickle vt  :  to touch (as a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
, n 1  :  the act of tickling  2  :  a tickling sensation <a cough is a reflex to a in the throat -Karl Menninger>   3  :  something that tickles .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  de·claw  dew·claw  dkl 
 
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