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tickled

SayTIK-uhld/ˈtɪkl̩d/

2 meanings of tickled

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple 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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  2. 2
    adjectiveslang
    Very 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

Forms
tickletickles he/she/ittickling -ing formtickled past tense, past participle
Spelling
tickle → tickled: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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