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  • 1tickled pink — If you are very pleased about something, you are tickled pink …

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  • 2tickled pink —    If you are very pleased about something, you are tickled pink.    If something tickles you pink, it amuses you.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you are tickled pink, you are very pleased about something.     My dad was tickled pink… …

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  • 3tickled — tick|led [ tıkld ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) pleased: tickled pink (=very pleased): She was tickled pink that you called. 2. ) if you are tickled, you think something is funny …

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  • 4tickled — UK [ˈtɪk(ə)ld] / US adjective informal 1) pleased tickled pink (= very pleased): She was tickled pink that you called. 2) if you are tickled, you think something is funny …

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  • 5be tickled pink death — be tickled pink/to death old fashioned to be extremely pleased about something. Val was tickled pink when Susan asked her to be bridesmaid at her wedding …

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  • 6be tickled to death — be tickled pink/to death old fashioned to be extremely pleased about something. Val was tickled pink when Susan asked her to be bridesmaid at her wedding …

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  • 7tickle — [[t]tɪ̱k(ə)l[/t]] tickles, tickling, tickled 1) VERB When you tickle someone, you move your fingers lightly over a sensitive part of their body, often in order to make them laugh. [V n] I was tickling him, and he was laughing and giggling. 2)… …

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  • 8tickle — I UK [ˈtɪk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms tickle : present tense I/you/we/they tickle he/she/it tickles present participle tickling past tense tickled past participle tickled 1) a) [transitive] to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to …

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  • 9tickle — tick|le1 [ tıkl ] verb 1. ) transitive to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh: The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled. a ) intransitive or transitive if… …

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  • 10Ticklish Reuben — is a folk song written by Cal Stewart in 1900. Released on the Victor Label, the song is a prime example of the laughing song genre. Initially the tune starts off normally, then descends into an abyss of maniacal, sinister laughing.Lyrics as… …

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