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adjective

as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight I'm tickled that you like the present so much

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verb

past tense of tickle
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as in stung

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as in titillated

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Recent Examples of tickled
Adjective
Hagens was excited about it, but his new coach Marco Sturm might have been even more tickled, having coached Germany in the tournament in the past. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026 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
  1. delighted
  2. stung
  3. titillated
  4. pleased
  5. bored
  6. excited
  7. glad
  8. tapped
Adjective
  • And the ocean nymphs try out this wonder on more plants, and are delighted that the same thing happens at its touch, and repeat it by scattering the seeds from the plants through the waves.
    — Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
  • More than polished service, omotenashi describes a host’s ability to sense what would make a guest feel comfortable, delighted, or seen, then act before the guest has to articulate a need.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of delighted
Verb
  • The pair were stung more than 150 times each and airlifted to the hospital.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The lionfish's poisonous spikes can badly hurt anyone who’s stung.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of stung
Verb
  • The others followed, and the titillated-horrified crowd quietly walked back into the night.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
  • 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
Definition of titillated
Adjective
  • This will have pleased manager Phil Parkinson, who last season was forced to use Zak Vyner as a makeshift holding midfielder alongside George Dobson as injury and suspension bit in the spring.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gunther was none-too-pleased with the Owens’ addition, leading to a feud with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis, who came out of retirement last night and fought valiantly in defeat against the Ring General.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • Early on, Daunt flagged that Barnes & Noble—like Waterstones before it—suffered from uniformity that bored customers.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The best moment of this episode comes near the end, when Amanda Cronin, bored by a ridiculous argument, decides to reapply her lip gloss using her knife as a mirror.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of bored
Verb
  • Ritchson, Morgan, Kirschenbaum and Roth pitched the project as Fast & Furious with motorcycles, which excited the studio given Morgan and Kirschenbaum’s ties to that Universal franchise.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Twins players were excited before Friday’s game about the addition of Minter, who’s expected to join the team on Saturday.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • Melody Winston, senior executive of Living Fresh Market in Forest Park, was glad to see some reprieve for her customers — and for her store.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Lee, who also stole a base and made several excellent defensive plays, was glad to still be a Giant following the deadline.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of glad
Verb
  • David Robins has been tapped to run it, his first big project since leaving the Wolfgang Puck empire.
    — Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kevin Sexton, former president and CEO of Holy Cross Health hospitals, has been tapped to chair a powerful state commission charged with setting hospital rates in Maryland, the Moore administration announced Thursday.
    — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tapped

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