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kriebelen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • itch noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
  • tickle verb To touch someone lightly and repeatedly in a way that causes laughter, twitching, or discomfort.
  • tingle verb To feel a light prickling or stinging sensation on the skin.

Senses

kriebelen is used for these senses in English:

  • itch (intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.
  • tickle (transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.
  • tingle (transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation.

itch — full definition

  1. noun An uncomfortable feeling on the skin that makes you want to scratch.
  2. noun A strong, restless desire to do something.
  3. verb To feel a need to scratch, or to feel a persistent urge to do something.

tickle — full definition

  1. verb To touch someone lightly and repeatedly in a way that causes laughter, twitching, or discomfort.
  2. verb To appeal to or amuse someone; to please or delight.
  3. noun The act or sensation of being tickled.

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