tickling

present participle of tickle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickling
Verb
  • The moon’s connection to Mercury sets your spidey-senses tingling.
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • Immediate symptoms can include hives, wheezing, itching, or a tingling feeling around the lips or mouth, swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat, coughing or shortness of breath, and vomiting.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 June 2026
Verb
  • The main sources are these court documents and also some newspaper articles about them, because these were kind of titillating stories to write about.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • After nearly half a century of titillating pop culture to the brink of its understanding, the most shocking thing Madonna can do, at this point, is be honest about all of this.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • Symptoms of an apple allergy often include itching and tingling in the throat and mouth.
    Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 15 May 2026
  • Some of us had spent twenty years in the same career and were itching for a change but stuck in inertia.
    Parul Somani, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
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
Verb
  • Morris said that ever since YouTube’s algorithm was tweaked to reward videos incorporating human faces, faceless creators are now mixing in straight-to-camera narration, sometimes tapping gig workers on freelance platforms Fiverr and Upwork to be their David Attenboroughs.
    Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • Hundreds of millions of people are currently using generative AI and large language models (LLMs) to get mental health advice, including tapping into Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT and GPT-5, xAI Grok, Google Gemini, Microsoft CoPilot, and so on.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
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
Verb
  • If these stinging insects are nesting in your yard, look for the things that might be attracting wasps and learn how to keep them away.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • All that said, the inability of Illinois’ political leaders to get their act together so as to put an alternative on the table in the face of Indiana’s aggressive move to poach the Bears is a stinging indictment of this state’s politicians.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
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
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“Tickling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickling. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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