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tickle

[tik-uhl] / ˈtɪk əl /


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Then she shares a delightful, fact-based piece of trivia like, “Hey, did you know that rats giggle when you tickle them?”

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

But Sora also cost massive compute run time, with OpenAI spending a reported $15 million a day to tickle a nonpaying public.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

A whiff of lemongrass and wet soil tickle the nose in Palli Fleischer Lyberth's vertical farm in Sisimiut, the second-largest town in the Danish autonomous territory.

From Barron's Feb. 17, 2026

Or that night we stumbled onto a giant controlled burn and saw the flames reach up and tickle the moon and recognized the gnawing feeling that fire is something we can only feign to control.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2026

I tickle the tip of his nose, and he scrunches his face.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Not unlike, say, a Whit Stillman movie or an episode of “Frasier,” it tickles the literary parts of the brain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

In the same facility today, the strong aroma of spices tickles visitors’ noses.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

Dr Chris van Tulleken says as an infection scientist he sees nature as a positively challenging environment that "tickles your immune system".

From BBC Oct. 9, 2025

Your partner tickles your foot — you might reflexively withdraw the foot without waking up and becoming conscious, right?

From Salon Apr. 21, 2024

I see Will standing among the initiates, and something tickles at the back of my mind.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

The park and its surroundings exploded into a collective cheer that tickled my rib cage and resonated deep in my ear canal to the point I had to cover my ears.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

She agreed, tickled to reprise her role again.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

"It just really tickled me - it's the contradiction," he said.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

At my age to be in the same space with you for the Grammys, I am so tickled.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2026

It tickled the lady’s nose and brought on more sneezes that sent hairpins flying every which way.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

A spontaneous laugh triggered by tickling differs from a polite laugh during a meeting, a nervous laugh after making a mistake, or contagious laughter shared among friends.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Henson also noted at the time that former Dodgers third baseman Adrián Beltré had “reported a ghostly presence turning on lights and tickling his toes” during a 2001 stay at the Pfister.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 15, 2025

“Murderbot,” on the other hand, earns that superlative by tickling us with the thought that while our disquietude about AI’s takeover is legitimate, machines are in no way prepared for every aspect of it.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2025

Alife described lying down on the sidecar as "tummy tickling due to the vibrations" and said it felt like he was "off the ground gliding".

From BBC May 26, 2024

The witch or wizard would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling




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