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# ticklish

adjective (ticklish, more ticklish)

«ticklish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ticklish means easily made to laugh or squirm when someone tickles you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#m1)
2. A ticklish problem or situation is difficult and needs careful handling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#m2)
3. A ticklish feeling is a light itchy feeling, as in a ticklish cough or throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children ask «Are you ticklish?» and find ticklish spots such as feet and ribs. In science, scientists wonder why you cannot tickle yourself: your brain predicts your own touch. In lessons on consent and kindness, tickling must stop when someone says stop. In stories «a ticklish situation» is a tricky one. Phrases: «ticklish feet», «a ticklish question».

### Examples

- My little sister is very ticklish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x1)
- Are your feet ticklish? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x2)
- I'm ticklish under my arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x3)
- Stop tickling when someone says stop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x4)
- It was a ticklish problem to solve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x5)
- I've got a ticklish cough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x6)
- You can't tickle yourself, even if you're ticklish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x7)
- It is a ticklish matter, that I can assure you.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/#x8)

### Note

Adjective from «tickle» (drop the e, add -ish). Comparative: more ticklish. Rule of play: if a person says stop, stop — even in fun.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ticklish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/ticklish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ticklish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ticklish.html) on Mova free.