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Meaning of tickle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tickle
      n 1: a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
      2: the act of tickling [syn: {tickle}, {tickling},
         {titillation}]
      v 1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface
           nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic
           movements [syn: {tickle}, {titillate}, {vellicate}]
      2: feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by
         the speed and the roar of the engine" [syn: {thrill},
         {tickle}, {vibrate}]
      3: touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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