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Itchy vs Tickling - What's the difference?

itchy | tickling |

As adjectives the difference between itchy and tickling

is that itchy is having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch while tickling is that tickles.

As a verb tickling is

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As a noun tickling is

a sensation that tickles.

itchy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having or creating an itch, causing a person or animal to tend to want to scratch.

    • Derived terms

    * itchy feet * itchy trigger finger

    Related terms

    * itchiness

    References

    * The Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary

    tickling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That tickles
    • a tickling sensation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sensation that tickles.
    • ticklings and muscular aches