tickle

  1. Noun.  The act of tickling.
  2. Noun.  A feeling resembling the result of tickling.
  3. Noun.  (context, Newfoundland) A narrow strait.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which causes the recipient to feel a usually pleasant sensation of tingling or titillation.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive, of a body part) To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.
  6. Verb.  (transitive) To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.
  7. Verb.  (transitive) To cause delight or amusement.
  8. Adjective.  Changeable, capricious; insecure.

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