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tickled

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verb

past tense of tickle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tickled
Adjective
  • Art, expanding beyond rice pudding, delighted in making the garum from scratch, showing a flair for rotten fish.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
  • Happy workers create a delicious masterpiece for each delighted customer.
    Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • The artist who would eventually become the voice of a generation was then a 19-year-old college dropout bored with the Midwest and intrigued by the folk music coming out of Lower Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Doing the same things every day and not getting bored with doing the same things every day.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rather than keeping your heart set on an Ivy League or other ultra-reach school, revisit your college list and notes from your college visits to remind yourself what excited you about the other schools on your list.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Many are excited by the shift in direction of these books.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In that moment, Lindsey recalls being surrounded by loved ones, and glad to know what happened to her little girl.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • Suzie Whitelaw, founder of Save Our Beaches San Clemente, was glad to hear the two-year study was back on track, after emergency work needs slowed progress.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • But everyone seemed amused by the goal.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Panamanians are not amused by such reports.
    Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Among the 71% who use an advisor, only a third are completely satisfied with their advisor’s performance in the last year, according to the Forbes Research 2025 High Net Worth Survey, which was fielded between April and May.
    Forbes Research, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • Trump isn’t satisfied with some of the draft agreements on trade, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on ABC News Sunday.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • There are plenty of restaurants to keep you satiated and hydrated throughout your stay, including Rendezvous at Ecolodge, Tropics Café, Brigadoon, and Bizzy B Bakery.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The versatile food is also a major part of breakfast time because it's made of filling protein to keep you satiated and clear-headed until lunch.
    Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Trang returned to the water, exhausted but thankful.
    Will Ripley, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
  • Diaz currently works in maintenance for an apartment complex – and continues to be thankful for what this country offers.
    Ashley J. DiMella, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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“Tickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tickled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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