tickle the ivory

A form of tickle the ivories — To play a piano or other keyboard instrument.

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Meanings

verbtickle the ivory (third-person singular simple present tickles the ivory, present participle tickling the ivory, simple past and past participle tickled the ivory)

present singular third person tickles the ivory · participle present tickling the ivory · participle past tickled the ivory · past tickled the ivory

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tickle the ivories.
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APA

tickle the ivory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickle%20the%20ivory

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“tickle the ivory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickle%20the%20ivory. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickle the ivory,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickle%20the%20ivory.

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