Word

tickle, v.
(tickled, tickles, tickling)

touch or stroke lightly
<verb.contact>

tickle

sample sentences

"The grass tickled her calves"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tickling tickle tickle

semantic pointers

hypernym

caress, fondle

feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

thrill tickle vibrate

sample sentences

"he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

verb frames

Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

thrill thrill thrill

semantic pointers

hypernym

stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite

touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
<verb.perception>

tickle titillate vellicate

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Did he %s his foot?

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tickling tickle tickle

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

titillation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

vellication

semantic pointers

hypernym

itch