SINCE 1828
kittle
verb
kit·tle
| \ ˈki-tᵊl
\
\
kittled;
kittling\ ˈkit-liŋ ,
ˈki-tᵊl-iŋ
\
ˈki-tᵊl-iŋ
\
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