Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Adverb

Adjective

The word "tickle" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

pinch

Derived Terms

Tommy come tickle me knee ticklers rib-tickling slap and tickle tickle pink tickle someone's fancy tickle someone's funny bone tickle someone's pickle tickle the dragon's tail tickle the ear tickle the ivories tickle the ivory tickle the wire tickle-footed tickler ticklish tickly

Derived From

tick

Context

cricket newfoundland

First Subevents

find to tickle get feather laugh locate skin to tickle

Last Subevents

laugh run away fast

Prerequisites

ask permission befriend person tickle do find can tickle find reacts to tickling find right spot find tickling victim find to tickle find to tickled grab have feather make laugh poke prepared to run away press fingers onto side say itchy kitchy koo smile and attack start doing tickle person's feet use feather use fingers use hands to squiggle use tounge wiggle fingers in armpit

Subevents

annoy victim in other ways find ticklish spot giggles laugh laughing laughter person may laugh terrible misunderstanding tickled person wriggles touch another person

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

caress cutaneous sensation excite fondle haptic sensation itch shake shake up skin sensation stimulate stir touch touching

Type Of (IsA)

cutaneous sensation touch

Manner Of

caress itch

Motivated By Goal

else to laugh flirt hear laugh induce certain reaction involves touching another person kinky sex laugh make laugh makes laugh makes people feel good makes people laugh sex silly tease

Related Terms

action amusement babies babies laugh ball capricious changeable curiosity delicate delight finger finger tease fun giggle giggle maker insecure irritating irritating touch itchy laugh laughter make make laugh maker repeated strait stroke tap tease titillation touch twitching

Synonym Network

kittle thrill

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.