Fire
Fire verb - To cause (a projectile) to be driven forward with force.
Tickle
Tickle verb - Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The Praetorian laughs off scoped rifle shots and automatic weapons fire, but goes down after only a few shotgun blasts, while the Predator is fairly easily sniped with the scoped rifle, while a full magazine from the Smartgun will barely tickle him.
Source: Franchise / Alien vs. Predator
Cite this Source
Tickle and Fire. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/tickle
Fire & Tickle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/tickle>.
Tickle or Fire. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fire/tickle.
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