The tickle can be divided into two separate categories of sensation, knismesis and gargalesis. Knismesis, also known as a "moving itch", is a mildly annoying sensation caused by a light …

TICKLE definition: to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. See examples of tickle used in a sentence.

Gargalesis, or tickle, is one of the most trivial yet enigmatic human behaviors. We do not know how a touch becomes ticklish or why we respond to other people’s tickles but not our own.

When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh. I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling. [VERB noun]

us / ˈtɪk·əl / an unpleasant feeling in your throat that might make you cough (Definition of tickle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

tick, tickle - Tick, as in "sound of a clock," "mark of correctness," originally meant "light touch, tap," and its modern senses are recent developments; tickle is probably a derivative of this version of tick.

The meaning of TICKLE is to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

When you tickle someone, you touch them in a way that makes them laugh and squirm. It's impossible to tickle yourself—you can only tickle others.

When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over their body, often in order to make them laugh. I was tickling him, and he was laughing.

TICKLE definition: 1. to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making…. Learn more.