tickling

verb

present participle of tickle
1
as in tingling

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2
as in titillating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickling
  1. tingling
  2. titillating
  3. itching
  4. exciting
  5. tapping
  6. amusing
  7. stinging
  8. sating
Verb
  • Your spidey-senses start tingling as the game winds down, and something just tells you to start rolling the camera.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • His legs and feet have begun to regain some feeling and tingling sensations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of tingling
Verb
  • Brands today need nuance to be titillating—nudity and provocation are too available.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But the action is so dependent on overwrought dialogue, red herrings, titillating close-ups, and a barrage of throwback songs that the story constantly takes a backseat.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of titillating
Verb
  • Donovan knew the right man was Colonel Florimond Duke, a top executive officer who was itching to go behind enemy lines.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Bregman had been itching to get into Thursday’s game, manager Craig Counsell said.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of itching
Verb
  • Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
    — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of exciting
Verb
  • Avoid tapping links in unexpected texts that tell you to install an app or fix a problem on your phone.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Younger savers are tapping investments, too But younger savers are increasingly moving money out of investment accounts and spending it as well.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tapping
Verb
  • The podcast added its own layer of lighthearted commentary, signaling that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The podcast, which has become a cultural touchstone in its own right, signaled that even those closest to the Kelce family found the coverage amusing rather than newsworthy.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of amusing
Verb
  • As of today, with that $7 million ticking fee to WBD shareholders kicking in October 1 and Ellison’s leaked threat to pull up HQ stakes outta the Golden State still stinging, the deal still sits in legal limbo.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And in the Northwest, unseasonably warm temperatures combined with drier fall conditions may extend ant and stinging insect activity.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of stinging
Verb
  • As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
  • People sating their desires for food and company no longer need seedy hotels or hastily arranged Facebook events, now that brick-and-mortar spaces like Aikens’s restaurant exist.
    — Victoria M. Walker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 May 2026
Definition of sating
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“Tickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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