Synonyms for tickle

Most common

thrill · vibrate · titillate · amuse

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

   He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.

2. v. 2

   To feel as if the body part in question is being tickled.

   My nose tickles, and I'm going to sneeze!

3. v. 3

   To appeal to someone's taste, curiosity etc.

4. n. 1

   The act of tickling.

Related words

Phrases

tickle pink tickle someone's fancy tickle the ear tickle the sausage

Forms

Plural

tickles → titillations…

Past participle

tickled
e.g. tickled → thrilled, vibrated, titillated, vellicated…

Example sentences

• thrill Yanni is thrill his daughter is gonna be with him.
• vibrate Mary's cellphone started to vibrate in her pocket.
• titillate The teasers are designed to titillate viewers.
• amuse He asked for a picture magazine to amuse himself.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

amuse²

6 letters

please¹, thrill¹, kittle²

7 letters

delight², vibrate², gratify³

9 letters

titillate³, vellicate

11 letters

titillation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amuse² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

chatouiller

Italiano

solleticare

Deutsch

kitzeln