Brush and Tickle

Brush

Brush verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.

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Tickle and brush are semantically related in touch lightly topic. In some cases you can use "Tickle" instead a verb "Brush".

Nearby Words: brushed, brushing, brushy

Tickle verb - Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

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Brush and tickle are semantically related in make laugh topic. Sometimes you can use "Brush" instead a verb "Tickle".

Nearby Words: ticklish, tickled, tickling, tickler

A warm, gentle breeze causes a tickle on your face, but as you go to brush it off, you find you cannot move your arms.

Source: Sneeze of Doom

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