tickle

くすぐる

軽く触れて、人を笑わせたり思わず体を動かさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To touch someone lightly in a way that makes them laugh or move suddenly.

• Don't tickle me!
• She tickled the baby's feet.
• The feather tickles my neck.

よく使う表現： tickle someone, tickle someone's feet, tickle someone's belly

むずむずする

体の一部が少しかゆく感じられる。

やさしい英語で： If a part of your body does this, it feels slightly itchy.

• My nose tickles.
• Her throat tickled whenever she breathed in.
• Do your feet tickle inside those wool socks?

類義語： itch

よく使う表現： nose can tickle, throat may tickle

喜ばせる、楽しませる

人を喜ばせたり、楽しませたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel pleased or amused.

• His silly joke tickled me.
• She was tickled pink by the surprise.
• Does anything on the menu tickle your fancy?

使い方： be tickled by something (She was tickled by his unexpected reply.); be tickled to do something (I was tickled to receive their invitation.)

類義語： amuse, delight, please

反対語： displease

よく使う表現： tickle someone's fancy, tickle someone pink

くすぐり

人を笑わせたり、思わず体を動かさせたりする軽い触れ方。

やさしい英語で： A light touch that makes someone laugh or move suddenly.

• Dad gave me a tickle.
• A tickle on her feet made the baby laugh.
• He woke his brother with a gentle tickle.

よく使う表現： give a tickle, gentle tickle, little tickle

むずむず、いがいが

特に喉に感じる、せきが出そうな軽いむずむずやいがいが。

やさしい英語で： A slight itchy feeling, especially in your throat, that can make you cough.

• I have a tickle in my throat.
• A sip of water stopped the tickle.
• That annoying tickle kept making her cough.

使い方： a tickle in something (I felt a tickle in my nose.)

類義語： itch, irritation

よく使う表現： a throat tickle, persistent tickle, tickle in something