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Wondering how to use Ticklish in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as delicate or touchy.

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Ticklish in a sentence

Ticklish meaning

  1. Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
  2. Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.

Synonyms of Ticklish

delicate touchy difficult hard

Related words

Other words often associated with Ticklish or its synonyms:

awkward ambitious sticky arduous effortful embarrassing challenging tough unenviable exquisite weak catchy

Using Ticklish

  • The main meaning on this page is: Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled. | Touchy, sensitive, or delicate.
  • Useful related words include: delicate, touchy, difficult, hard.

Context around Ticklish

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

pun 1× matters 1× spot 1× ghetto 1×

Sentence patterns with Ticklish

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

could be ticklish to say 1× for this ticklish ghetto to 1× in a ticklish spot that 1× information on ticklish matters defence 1× with a ticklish pun making 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the showdown 1× could be ticklish 1× of course there 1×

Common sentence endings:

clam like posture 1× hoping to ease 1× its past glory 1× pun making bear 1× say the least 1×

Words around Ticklish

Just before it in the word index:

tickling 27 tickles 23 tickler 7 tickled 51 tickle 69 ticking 304

Just after it in the word index:

tickner 6 ticknor 2 tickpick 5 ticks 266 ticktum 4 ticky 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Ticklish

  • In this selection, "ticklish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pun, matters and spot stand out and add context to how "ticklish" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include could be ticklish to say and for this ticklish ghetto to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ticklish" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ticklish

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Could be ticklish, to say the least. (7 words)

But the showdown puts GOP lawmakers in a ticklish spot that party leaders are hoping to ease. (17 words)

What would it take for this ticklish Ghetto to shake off its cobwebs and reclaim its past glory? (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture. (35 words)

After all, who wouldn't get a chuckle about waiting up until midnight, only to be greeted with a ticklish, pun-making bear? (23 words)

What would it take for this ticklish Ghetto to shake off its cobwebs and reclaim its past glory? (18 words)

Question examples

After all, who wouldn't get a chuckle about waiting up until midnight, only to be greeted with a ticklish, pun-making bear? (23 words)

What would it take for this ticklish Ghetto to shake off its cobwebs and reclaim its past glory? (18 words)

Example sentences (5)

After all, who wouldn't get a chuckle about waiting up until midnight, only to be greeted with a ticklish, pun-making bear?

Could be ticklish, to say the least.

Of course, there’s little point in asking him about the whys and wherefores as when it comes to disclosing information on ticklish matters, Defence can be relied upon to adopt a clam-like posture.

But the showdown puts GOP lawmakers in a ticklish spot that party leaders are hoping to ease.

What would it take for this ticklish Ghetto to shake off its cobwebs and reclaim its past glory?

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ticklish" in a sentence?
An example: "After all, who wouldn't get a chuckle about waiting up until midnight, only to be greeted with a ticklish, pun-making bear?" This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ticklish" from authentic English texts.
What does "ticklish" mean?
Ticklish means: Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.
What are synonyms of "ticklish"?
Common synonyms of "ticklish" include: delicate, touchy, difficult, hard.
How many example sentences with "ticklish" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "ticklish", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.