KITTLE

Etymology 1

Verb

kittle (third-person singular simple present kittles, present participle kittling, simple past and past participle kittled)

(transitive, Scotland and Northern England) To tickle, to touch lightly.

Adjective

kittle (comparative kittler, superlative kittlest)

(Scotland and Northern England) Ticklish.

(Scotland and Northern England) Not easily managed

Synonyms: troublesome, difficult, variable

Etymology 2

Verb

kittle (third-person singular simple present kittles, present participle kittling, simple past and past participle kittled)

(intransitive, Scotland and Northern England) To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter.

Anagrams

• Kittel

Proper noun

Kittle (plural Kittles)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kittle is the 7791^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4253 individuals. Kittle is most common among White (93.32%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kittel

Source: Wiktionary

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Kit"tle, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Kit a kitten.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Kit"tle, v. t. Etym: [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen, G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre. Cf. Tickle.]

Definition: To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also kittel.] Halliwell. Jamieson.

Kit"tle, a.

Definition: Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult; variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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