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
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
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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The small-market Brewers delighted in knocking out the Cubs from the playoffs this past fall, even posing with an L flag that a fan brought into the ballpark.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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The tired hosts will be delighted.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Tuesday’s loss in Orlando stung a little more for the Miami Heat than the usual December loss during a long 82-game regular season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Dec. 2025
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But still, some losses have stung harder than others.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The video hit the culture like a neutron bomb and titillated everyone.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Canadian was pleased, though not surprised with his game despite this being the first event of the year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Jan. 2026
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Potential media partners, investors, club owners and fans are excited, of course, but not all are pleased by the looming presence of NBA commissioner Adam Silver and most of his top lieutenants in Berlin and London over the next several days.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That December, the subway was moving along channels that had been bored much earlier.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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These days, the aviary houses parakeets that are mostly rejects from friends whose kids got bored with them.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For several years, beer geeks got excited for beers like 3 Floyds’ Dark Lord Imperial Stout, the former Portsmouth Brewery’s Kate the Great, The Bruery’s Black Tuesday and Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Original Stout.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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One thing that particularly excited him was turning back the clock for exteriors on New York’s Lower East Side, where the tight shooting schedule often required the art department to transform locations as quickly as possible.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Weselohs are glad Matuszewicz returned to the neon world to help preserve its presence in Colorado.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
11 Jan. 2026
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And count him as one of the many people glad this wild-card game is in Charlotte.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The lawyer Pinnacle tapped to oversee its bankruptcy process blamed the 2019 rent laws and 2022 insurance hikes for the firm’s hardships.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
15 Jan. 2026
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Since that expansion, the state has tapped 119 productions to receive filming subsidies.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Tickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickled. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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