tickling the ivories

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tickle the ivories
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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