/kit"l/ , v. , kittled, kittling , adj., kittler, kittlest . Brit. Dial.
v.t.
1. to tickle with the fingers; agitate or stir, as with a spoon.
2. to excite or rouse (a person), esp. by flattery or strong words.
adj.
3. ticklish; fidgety.
4. requiring skill or caution; precarious.
[ 1475-85; earlier kytylle, ketil (cf. ME kitellinge (ger.), late OE kitelung ); c. MHG kützeln; akin to ON kitla, G kitzeln to tickle ]