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tickle

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The meaning (definition) of the word tickle

to wiggle your fingers on someone to make them giggle.

The word tickle used in a sentence

Dad loves to tickle my feet to make me giggle.

Words that mean the same as tickle (synonyms)

touchwiggle

The plural of the word tickle

tickles

How the word tickle is said around the world

Frenchchatouiller (shahtooyay)
Spanishcosquillas (kohskeelyahs)
Mandarin痒痒 (yǎng yǎng)
Hindiगुदगुदी (guudguudee)
Arabicدغدغة (dahghdahghah)
Russianщекотка (shchekotka)
Portuguese (EU)cócegas (kawsiguhsh)
Portuguese (BR)cócegas (kawsaygas)
Japaneseくすぐる (kusuguru)
Germankitzeln (kitsuhln)
Urduگدگدی (guduhgdee)
Punjabiਗੁਦਗੁਦਾਈ ਕਰਨਾ (guuduhguudy kuruhnah)
Korean간지럼 (ganjireom)
Hebrewלְדַגדֵג (ldahgdayg)
Greekγαργαλάω (gargalao)
Dutchkietelen (keetuhluhn)
Tagalogkiliti (keeleetee)
Vietnamesecù lét (koo leurt)
Turkishgıdıklamak (guduklahmahk)
Persianقلقلک دادن (kaylkaylahk dahdahn)
Polishłaskotać (wahskawtahch)
Ukrainianлоскотати (loskotaty)
Bengaliসুড়সুড়ি (shoorawshoor)
Swedishkittla (kitlah)
Italiansolletico (sohllayteekoh)

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