ticklish

Everyday

1. Ticklish means easily made to laugh or squirm when someone tickles you. tree →
2. A ticklish problem or situation is difficult and needs careful handling. tree →
3. A ticklish feeling is a light itchy feeling, as in a ticklish cough or throat. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life children ask «Are you ticklish?» and find ticklish spots such as feet and ribs. In science, scientists wonder why you cannot tickle yourself: your brain predicts your own touch. In lessons on consent and kindness, tickling must stop when someone says stop. In stories «a ticklish situation» is a tricky one. Phrases: «ticklish feet», «a ticklish question».

Examples

• My little sister is very ticklish. tree →
• Are your feet ticklish? tree →
• I'm ticklish under my arms. tree →
• Stop tickling when someone says stop. tree →
• It was a ticklish problem to solve. tree →
• I've got a ticklish cough. tree →
• You can't tickle yourself, even if you're ticklish. tree →
• It is a ticklish matter, that I can assure you.’ tree →

Note

Adjective from «tickle» (drop the e, add -ish). Comparative: more ticklish. Rule of play: if a person says stop, stop — even in fun.