tickle
English
/ˈtɪkl̩/
noun
Definitions
- The act of tickling.
- An itchy feeling resembling the result of tickling.
- (cricket) A light tap of the ball.
- (Newfoundland) A narrow strait.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tiklen, tikken (touch lightly) suf from English tick (tick mark).
Origin
English
tick
Gloss
tick mark
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antitick English
- backtick English
- bedtick English
- brain English
- detick English
- downtick English
- grass English
- megatick English
- tick English
- tick mark English
- tick-trefoil English
- tickable English
- tickbird English
- tickborne English
- ticker English
- ticketh English
- ticklebrain English
- ticklee English
- ticklegrass English
- tickler English
- tickler file English
- ticklesome English
- tickless English
- ticklest English
- tickleth English
- ticklish English
- ticklishly English
- ticklishness English
- tickly English
- tickseed English
- ticky English
- untick English
- unticklish English
- uptick English
- tikken Middle English
- tiklen Middle English
- tyke Middle English
- tikli Esperanto
- tick
- grass
- brain
- ticky
- ticker
- tickly
- untick
- uptick
- detick
- ticketh
- bedtick
- tickler
- ticklee
- antitick
- ticklish
- tickbird
- tickleth
- megatick
- tickless
- tickseed
- backtick
- downtick
- tickable
- ticklest
- tickborne
- tick mark
- unticklish
- ticklesome
- ticklishly
- ticklegrass
- ticklebrain
- ticklishness
- tick-trefoil
- tickler file