tickling

verb

Definition of ticklingnext
present participle of tickle
1
as in tingling

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2
as in titillating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickling
  1. piercing
  2. appeasing
  3. treating
  4. diverting
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  • And an image of a woman named Linda Jackson washing her hair in a plastic bin on the Navajo Nation, the striking mountains of Monument Valley piercing the background, was how Elliot Ross shed light on what life is like in America’s water inequality capital.
    TIME Photo Department, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The She Wolf's howl is as piercing as ever.
    Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of piercing
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  • According to Atlas Obscura, also on Christmas Eve, some families believe in appeasing the nisser—barn-dwelling house elves that are said to help residents survive tough winters—and many children continue to leave a bowl of risengrød, or sweet porridge, for the folkloric creatures.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Other, less politically resistant Iranian films often show women inside in hijab, which is highly unrealistic and likely a mode of appeasing censors.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of appeasing
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  • Ways to celebrate include treating yourself to clothes, fragrances, massages, mimosas, fine leather goods and eating sushi formerly owned by celebrities — like the two do on the show.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The key is finding creators who can authentically integrate the brand into their existing content ecosystem rather than treating it as just another sponsorship opportunity.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of treating
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  • An amendment proposed by Councilman Mark Jeffreys called for diverting I-71 and I-75 southbound to eastbound I-275.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, anger simmered among residents who accused the government of diverting the island’s already scarce resources to migrants at their expense.
    Sam Mednick and Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of diverting
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