tickle

tick|le1 [ `tıkl ] verb

1. ) transitive to move your fingers gently on someone's skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh:

The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled.

a ) intransitive or transitive if something tickles you, it touches your skin gently and gives you a pleasant or slightly uncomfortable feeling:

Bubbles from the champagne were tickling her nose.

2. ) transitive INFORMAL if something such as a remark or an idea tickles you, you think it is funny:

It tickled him to think that she'd asked him for advice.

a ) if something tickles you, it makes you feel pleased:

It always tickled her to get a card from them.

tickle someone's fancy INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

if something tickles your fancy, you like it or think it is funny

tickle the ivories INFORMAL OLD-FASHIONED

to play the piano

tickle

tick|le 2 [ `tıkl ] noun singular

1. ) a slightly sore feeling in your throat that makes you want to cough

2. ) an act of tickling someone:

give someone a tickle: She gave him a little tickle under the chin.