tickle the ear

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tickle the ear

verb tickles the ear · tickling the ear · tickled the ear

  1. idiomatic, informal To flatter someone.

    Similar: jolly, lay it on thick, puff, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, glaver, gloze, make fair weather, palaver, preen

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@misc{tickle_the_ear_2026,
  title = {tickle the ear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tickle%20the%20ear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}