Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tickle someone's fancy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: tick-le -some-one's -fan-cy
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.

Example Sentences

"But the notion of Ralph Nickleby having directed it to be done, tickled his fancy so much, that he could not refrain from cracking all his ten fingers in succession."
"Mr. Adams, who loves a joke, and is not a lunatic, notwithstanding his opening words, tickled their fancy for an hour with quotations from Shakespeare and the editorial columns of The Brooklyn Eagle."
"There will not be any Nancy to tickle my fancy in a kitchen full of handerkerchiefs and beckoning, unmade beds."
"If you’re looking for something that tickles your fancy, and now and then even stirs your soul, this just might hit the G-spot."

Inflected Forms

tickles someone's fancy (present, singular) tickling someone's fancy (participle, present) tickled someone's fancy (participle, past) tickled someone's fancy (past)

Phrases

strike someone's fancy take someone's fancy catch someone's fancy

Frequently Paired Words

strike someone's fancy take someone's fancy catch someone's fancy

Questions

What does tickle someone's fancy mean?: To amuse, entertain, or appeal to someone; to stimulate someone's imagination in a favorable manner.

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