- present participle of tickle.
tickling
Example Sentences
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After five hours of a painless electric tickling sensation, he had a fresh arm, and he was sent back out into battle.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
It was Steves who first gave me the confidence to get lost, to strike up conversations, to stand still for a while in one place rather than tickling off landmarks on a list.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2025
If Potts' first wicket, Latham tickling down the leg side, came from an innocuous delivery, his second was vital.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
And at that moment I taste the chalk in my mouth, feel it tickling my throat.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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