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Search phrase: tickle

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor I.i.258Tickled with good success, disdains the shadowtickled with good successe, disdaines the shadow
CymbelineCym I.ii.16Can tickle where she wounds! My dearest husband,Can tickle where she wounds? My deerest Husband,
CymbelineCym IV.ii.210Thus smiling, as some fly had tickled slumber,Thus smiling, as some Fly had tickled slumber,
HamletHam II.ii.324are tickle o'th' sere; and the lady shall say her mindare tickled a'th' sere: and the Lady shall say her minde
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.302Yea, and to tickle our noses with spear-grass,Yea, and to tickle our Noses with Spear-grasse,
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.391tickle-brain.Tickle-braine.
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.433Nay, I'll tickle ye for a young prince, i'faith.Nay, Ile tickle ye for a young Prince.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.58I'll tickle your catastrophe!Ile tucke your Catastrophe.
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.214Stands on a tickle point now they are gone.Stands on a tickle point, now they are gone:
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iii.148She's tickled now; her fume needs no spurs,Shee's tickled now, her Fume needs no spurres,
Measure for MeasureMM I.ii.171I warrant it is, an thy head stands so tickle on thyI warrant it is: And thy head stands so tickle on thy
The Merchant of VeniceMV III.i.59bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poisonbleede? if you tickle vs, doe we not laugh? if you poison
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND IV.i.25I am such a tender ass, if my hair do but tickle me, II am such a tender asse, if my haire do but tickle me, I
Romeo and JulietRJ I.iv.36Tickle the senseless rushes with their heels.Tickle the sencelesse rushes with their heeles:
Troilus and CressidaTC I.ii.137tickled his chin – indeed, she has a marvellous whitetickled his chin, indeed shee has a maruel's white
Troilus and CressidaTC III.i.117But tickles still the sore.But tickles still the sore:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.57potato-finger, tickles these together! Fry, lechery, fry!potato finger, tickles these together: frye lechery, frye.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.ii.180He'll tickle it for his concupy.Heele tickle it for his concupie.
Troilus and CressidaTC V.viii.18And, stickler-like, the armies separates.And stickler-like the Armies seperates
Twelfth NightTN V.i.190if he had not been in drink, he would have tickled youif he had not beene in drinke, hee would haue tickel'd you
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK II.ii.28Let the plough play today; I'll tickle't outLet the plough play to day, ile tick'lt out
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.137As twenty to dispatch; he'll tickle it upAs twenty to dispatch, hee'l tickl't up

Poems

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
SonnetsSonn.128.9 To be so tickled, they would change their state To be so tikled they would change their state,

Glossary

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stickler-likelike a tournament umpire
ticklemove easily, affect readily
ticklebeat, flog, rain blows on
ticklegratify, give pleasure, arouse
tickleflatter, gratify, please
tickleinsecure, precarious, unstable
tickleinsecurely, precariously, unstably
tickle[catch phrase] make your bottom tingle
tickletingle, run in a thrilling way
tickle-braintype of strong drink
tickledvexed, irritated, provoked

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
BRAINDRINK-AFFECTEDtickle-brain n
LIKE [similar]ROLEstickler-like adj
STICKSTATEstickler-like adj
STICKLERBASICsee STICK
TICKLEBASICtickle adj, tickle v, ticklng adj, tickling n
TICKLEPEOPLEtickle-brain n

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