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tickled

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verb

past tense of tickle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickled
Adjective
  • The crowd, at first shocked, and then raucously delighted, seemed unable to believe their ears.
    Paul Albani-Burgio, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Maurice was delighted with his goaltender’s performance.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The artist who would eventually become the voice of a generation was then a 19-year-old college dropout bored with the Midwest and intrigued by the folk music coming out of Lower Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Doing the same things every day and not getting bored with doing the same things every day.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The industry is surely glad to hear that the FDA, at least right now, is not implementing a ban for common dyes such as Yellow 5.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Area beekeepers are always glad to add to their own hives, or share them with other backyard beekeepers.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But everyone seemed amused by the goal.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Panamanians are not amused by such reports.
    Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And the customer can leave satisfied having gotten answers about their car repairs in a much shorter period, rather than wait hours or days for a diagnosis.
    Muqsit Ashraf, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • Only about half of patients are satisfied with the service at their health care provider's call center, according to a 2023 survey of 200 senior leaders.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • There are plenty of restaurants to keep you satiated and hydrated throughout your stay, including Rendezvous at Ecolodge, Tropics Café, Brigadoon, and Bizzy B Bakery.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The versatile food is also a major part of breakfast time because it's made of filling protein to keep you satiated and clear-headed until lunch.
    Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Megan Thee Stallion may have broken one of the top rules from the 2025 Met Gala, but fans are thankful for her service.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 6 May 2025
  • There is not a day that goes by that Christie Brinkley is not thankful to be alive after a ski adventure nearly killed her 31 years ago.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
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“Tickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickled. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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