tickle
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking
Types & categories
- cutaneous sensation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
Types & categories
- itch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of tickling
Types & categories
- touching hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine
Types & categories
- stimulate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
touch or stroke lightly
The grass tickled her calves
Types & categories
- caress hypernym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cutaneous sensation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickling |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twitch |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | itch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | touching |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | quiver |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | thrill |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickling |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tickle |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | caress |