The tickle can be divided into two separate categories of sensation, knismesis and gargalesis. Knismesis, also known as a "moving itch", is a mildly annoying sensation caused by a light …

TICKLE definition: to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. See examples of tickle used in a sentence.

us / ˈtɪk·əl / an unpleasant feeling in your throat that might make you cough (Definition of tickle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

tick, tickle - Tick, as in "sound of a clock," "mark of correctness," originally meant "light touch, tap," and its modern senses are recent developments; tickle is probably a derivative of this version …

Definition of tickle verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over their body, often in order to make them laugh. I was tickling him, and he was laughing.

Tickling can strengthen the bond between parents and children, for instance, and we usually tickle our babies and children," Kilteni added.