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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When the final scores came in, Liu didn’t exclaim in her own victory but leapt to embrace Ami Nakai of Japan, who was delighted to earn bronze.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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By all accounts, the two-year-old was friendly, social, and thoroughly delighted to be surrounded by so many new people.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Further down the supply chain, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery, who runs KC Cattle Company, located outside Kansas City, Missouri, has been stung by high prices.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Further down the supply chain, former Army Ranger Patrick Montgomery, who runs KC Cattle Company, located outside Kansas City, Missouri, has been stung by high prices.—
Enda Curran,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The average viewer imagines all sort of carnal activities happening, titillated by what might appear onscreen once the visuals kick in.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Teddy declares, simultaneously aghast and titillated.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The fat cats in Congress who’ve been making a killing on Wall Street were none too pleased.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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And the organization was pleased with his leadership, on top of his play, of an offensive line that finally found its stride at times.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sanders, apparently bored by the standard vernacular of police work and not enamored with the work of American journalist and short-story author Damon Runyon, developed his own lingo for his reports.—
Kevin Foster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Feb. 2026
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Two skaters, racing against the clock around a long oval, in an antiseptic urban facility, bored me.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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We were excited by what Pauline Dujancourt showed on the runway this season.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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That cut the JSerra lead to 26-23 and excited the Inglewood bench and the Inglewood supporters seated behind the bench.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some are glad that Paramount is back in the driver’s seat.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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There was little doubt Diabate was glad to be in game action again following the hiatus.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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According to iS Clinical, a small amount is best tapped along the eye area, avoiding the inner corners.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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Before strutting the catwalk at Milan Fashion Week on February 26, Hadid tapped into her chameleon status by debuting a bold new dye job that looked like an homage to Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s signature hair color.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Tickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickled. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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