early 14c. (intransitive) "to be thrilled or tingling," of uncertain origin, possibly a frequentative form of tick (v.) in its older sense of "to touch." The Old English form was tinclian. Some suggest a metathesis of kittle (Middle English kytyllen), from Dutch kietelen, from a common North Sea Germanic word for "to tickle" (compare Old Norse kitla, Old High German kizzilon, German kitzeln).
Meaning "to excite agreeably" (late 14c.) is a translation of Latin titillare. Meaning "to touch lightly so as to cause a peculiar and uneasy sensation in the nerves" is recorded from late 14c.; that of "to poke or touch so as to excite laughter" is from early 15c.; figurative sense of "to excite, amuse" is attested from 1680s. Related: Tickled; tickling. The noun is recorded from 1801. To tickle (one's) fancy is from 1640s.
例文
1. The bigger girls used to chase me and tickle me.
私より年上の女の子は、昔はいつも私をくすぐって追いかけていました。
2. If something's bothering you, get it off your chest and tickle your [ the ] mind.
何か嫌なことがあったら、それを言えば、あなたの心も明るくなります。
3.Philosophy 's queereest arguments tickle agreeably our sense of subtlety and ingenuity.
哲学上最も奇妙な議論も、私たちの微妙で機敏な感覚を楽しく引き起こします。
4.Wilson was feeling restless.There was a tickle in his throat.
ウィルソンはただ落ち着かないだけだ。喉の目が少しかゆい。
5.This morning I got the old tickle in the throat.