How to Pronounce "tickle to death"
expression
TIK-uhl tuh DETH
TIK-uhl too DETH
Definition
To tickle someone so much that they laugh uncontrollably, sometimes used literally or more often as an exaggeration meaning to make someone laugh a lot.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɪkəɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈdɛθ
British English
tˈɪkəl/ /tˈuː/ /dˈɛθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TIK-uhl tuh DETH
UK
TIK-uhl too DETH
Listen in Context
Don't tickle to death your little brother!
She will tickle me to death if I don't run away!
The children tried to tickle their dad to death.
He told a joke that tickled me to death.