ticklish

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This word consists of 8 letters and is spelled as "T-I-C-K-L-I-S-H". It has 2 vowels and 6 consonants.

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ticklish

adjective

How to pronunciation ticklish: ˈti-k(ə-)lish

What does Ticklish Mean?

What does ticklish meaning in English

1. Sensible to titillation; easily tickled. The palm of the hand, though it hath as thin a skin as the other parts, yet is not ticklish, because it is accustomed to be touched. Bacon’s Nat. Hist.
   
2. Tottering; uncertain; unfixed. Ireland was a ticklish and unsettled state, more easy to receive distempers and mutations than England was. Bacon. Did it stand upon so ticklish and tottering a foundation as some mens fancy hath placed it, it would be no wonder should it frequently vary. Woodward’s Nat. Hist. p. i.
   
3. Difficult; nice. How shall our author hope a gentle fate, Who dares most impudently not translate; It had been civil in these ticklish times, To fetch his fools and knaves from foreign climes. Swift.

Other definitions for ticklish

The definition of 'ticklish' is: sensitive to tickling

How many syllables does "ticklish" have?

Want to know how to spell ticklish, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "ticklish consists of 3 syllables and is spelled "ˈti-k(ə-)lish".

Synonyms for ticklish:

There are synonyms for 'ticklish'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'ticklish':

Some words similar to "ticklish"

• tickling
• tickles
• tickled
• tickle
• ticking
• tickets

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How many points in scrabble for ticklish

How many points is the word "ticklish" in Scrabble? Is "ticklish" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.