Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tickle 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tickle 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tickle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tickle 
 
  3  senses  of  tickle 
 
  Sense  1 
  tickle,  titillate 
  =>  itch 
 
  Sense  2 
  thrill,  tickle 
  =>  stimulate,  shake,  shake  up  excite,  stir 
 
  Sense  3 
  tickle 
  =>  caress 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tickle 
 
  tickle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tickle 
 
  Sense  1 
  tickle,  titillate 
  =>  itch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  thrill,  tickle 
  =>  stimulate,  shake,  shake  up  excite,  stir 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tickle 
  =>  caress 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tickling 
  tickling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tickling 
 
  The  noun  tickling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickle,  tickling,  titillation  --  (the  act  of  tickling) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tickle 
 
  The  verb  tickle  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickle,  titillate  --  (touch  (a  body  part)  lightly  so  as  to  excite  the  surface  nerves  and  cause  uneasiness,  laughter,  or  spasmodic  movements) 
  2.  thrill,  tickle  --  (feel  sudden  intense  sensation  or  emotion;  "he  was  thrilled  by  the  speed  and  the  roar  of  the  engine.") 
  3.  tickle  --  (touch  or  stroke  lightly;  "The  grass  tickled  her  calves") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tickling 
 
  The  adj  tickling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickling,  tingling,  titillating  --  (exciting  by  touching  lightly  so  as  to  cause  laughter  or  twitching  movements) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tickling 
 
  1  sense  of  tickling 
 
  Sense  1 
  tickling,  tingling,  titillating 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  exciting)  ->  unexciting 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tickling 
 
  1  sense  of  tickling 
 
  Sense  1 
  tickling,  tingling,  titillating 
  =>  exciting  (vs.  unexciting) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tickling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tickling 
 
  tickling  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tickling 
  tickling 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tickling 
 
  The  noun  tickling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickle,  tickling,  titillation  --  (the  act  of  tickling) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tickle 
 
  The  verb  tickle  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickle,  titillate  --  (touch  (a  body  part)  lightly  so  as  to  excite  the  surface  nerves  and  cause  uneasiness,  laughter,  or  spasmodic  movements) 
  2.  thrill,  tickle  --  (feel  sudden  intense  sensation  or  emotion;  "he  was  thrilled  by  the  speed  and  the  roar  of  the  engine.") 
  3.  tickle  --  (touch  or  stroke  lightly;  "The  grass  tickled  her  calves") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tickling 
 
  The  adj  tickling  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tickling,  tingling,  titillating  --  (exciting  by  touching  lightly  so  as  to  cause  laughter  or  twitching  movements) 

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