tickle

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen says the changes to Formula 1's rules amount to "a tickle" in terms of addressing his and other drivers' concerns about the new style of racing.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

Which will give a lot of old parochial-school kids a tickle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Martha, using his vest pockets for finger-holds, would climb up on his stomach and the other three would tickle him so that Martha would be joggled up and down when he laughed.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey