as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
I'm tickled that you like the present so much
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Recent Examples of tickled
Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The morning show’s host, Nicole Ryan, seemed tickled about it.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, Safdie had a little bit of leeway with Blunt, who had long admired his work and was more tickled than confused by the question.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
That’s why so many of his teammates are so tickled that Larkin is playing such a huge part in this undefeated Olympic run so far for the United States.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The morning show’s host, Nicole Ryan, seemed tickled about it.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Fortunately, Safdie had a little bit of leeway with Blunt, who had long admired his work and was more tickled than confused by the question.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickled
Adjective
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Andie MacDowell is delighted to greet fans while out and about in New York on April 15.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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All of us at Forte Yachts are delighted with the team that has helped to turn our yachting philosophy into reality.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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People have reported severe reactions, including anaphylaxis, after being stung by the ant.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Anthropic leaks its code; Mercor stung by data breach.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Prepare to be tantalized and titillated at A Cause for Applause, a burlesque show coming to Lot 46 Music Bar in Edgewater on Sunday, March 22.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Democratic stars rising out of Texas titillated the base, not the middle let alone the right.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Carol Quillen, president and chief executive of National Trust for Historic Preservation, whose group sued to challenge the project, said in a statement that the group is pleased with the court’s ruling.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Brubaker was none too pleased and had some words for Wolcott.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Samba Jean-Baptiste’s music dwells in the semi-sublime state of being bored and stoned.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Nobody should be bored with that.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Future forward thinking excited the young and the old immigrants in Dubai.—
Mina Al-Oraibi,
Time,
14 Apr. 2026
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Everyone was excited going into every game.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Jaia Peabody is glad to be a part of the mission.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Zdenka Majercak, Emma Everitt, Samantha Walsh and Isabella Lisenko led the defense in front of Yerkes, who Oak Forest coach Mike DaLuga is sure glad to have in the net.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Indie horror darling David Bruckner has been tapped to direct the feature project that adapts the upcoming book by Marcus Kliewer and that was initially set up as short story in 2022.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Apr. 2026
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Place Highlight Strategically A small amount of highlighter — luminous, not glittery — tapped onto three key spots can transform dull, tired skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Tickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickled. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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