tickles

verb

present tense third-person singular of tickle
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as in itches

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as in titillates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickles
  1. itches
  2. titillates
  3. tingles
  4. excites
  5. holes
  6. amuses
  7. stings
  8. quenches
Verb
  • His first film in 12 years itches to confront today’s moral limits.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • Nothing really itches my brain like a crisp white tee poking out the top of a sweater.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of itches
Verb
  • The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated.
    — Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.
    — Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Definition of titillates
Verb
  • Soft piano music intermingles with the tweeting of sparrows outside, and my nose tingles with the heady scent of leather mixed with the musty perfume of incense burning on the windowsill.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025
Definition of tingles
Verb
  • My personal view is that the guy is 41, is still an impactful player and should do whatever excites him.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • What excites me most about this model is not just efficiency.
    — Raj Ananthanpillai, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of excites
Verb
  • Upgrade a Laundry Room Vent holes in a laundry room might call to mind a traditional airing cupboard, but perhaps counterintuitively, that term actually refers to a heated cupboard for keeping towels dry rather than one in which air freely circulates.
    — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
  • Caulk holes around plumbing and sewer lines where roaches are likely to enter.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
Definition of holes
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  • According to the inner circle, the mythology is something that amuses Vernon more than anything else.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026
  • And Griffin Hanson amuses in several small roles.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of amuses
Verb
  • For van Ess, the decision particularly stings because Google Earth has long been regarded as one of the best tools to verify information posted on social media.
    — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 31 July 2026
  • The female locates and stings a large insect such as a cicada or katydid and then brings it back to the burrow.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
Definition of stings
Verb
  • The $10 serum is formulated with 2 percent multimolecular hyaluronic acid and Matrixyl 3000 peptide, a combination of ingredients that quenches the skin while smoothening wrinkles and firming crepey areas.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 June 2026
  • Do something that quenches your curiosity without throwing everything off balance.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Definition of quenches
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