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thumb|Tickling The Baby by Fritz Zuber-Buhler, 19th century painting
Tickling is the act of touching a part of a person's body in a way that causes involuntary twitching movements or laughter. The word evolved from the Middle English tikelen, perhaps frequentative of ticken, to touch lightly.
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