tickled
SayTIK-uhld/ˈtɪkl̩d/
- 1Simple past and past participle of tickle. Use it for tickling that already happened.
He tickled the baby until she laughed.
The dry grass tickled my legs when I sat down.
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- 2Very happy and pleased about something good that happened.
Like the big smile you get when someone gives you a nice surprise.
She was tickled when her friends threw a surprise party.
Grandpa was so tickled by the card the kids made for him.
Similardelighted, pleased, thrilled, chuffed, overjoyed
Oppositedisappointed, displeased, annoyed, unhappy
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tickled is a form of tickle
tickle, verb: To touch someone's skin lightly again and again so they laugh or wriggle. Full entry
- Spelling
- tickle → tickled: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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