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View synonyms for rib-tickling

rib-tickling

[ rib-tik-ling ]

adjective

  1. very amusing; funny or hilarious:

    a book of rib-tickling stories.



rib-tickling

adjective

  1. very amusing; causing laughter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • rib-tickler noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rib-tickling1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Example Sentences

He wrote that although it was "rib-tickling," it "lacked humanity."

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