Read full poem →Who dares most impudently not translate?
It had been civil, in these ticklish times,
To fetch his fools and knaves from foreign climes; 20
Dictionary Entry
Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
In a Sentence
“She is ticklish only on her tummy and the bottoms of her feet.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. ticklishbusiness ticklishproblem ticklishsituation ticklishsubject ticklishquestion ticklish
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Poetry examples for “ticklish”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Think to make the river-mouth by the single narrow way,
Trust to enter where 'tis ticklish for a craft of twenty tons, 20
And with flow at full beside?
Read full poem →Think to make the river-mouth by the single narrow way,
Trust to enter where 'tis ticklish for a craft of twenty tons,
And with flow at full beside?