こそぐる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

to tickle

Rare synonym of くすぐる; used in some dialects or older speech. Not common in modern standard Japanese.

See also: くすぐる

• 昔むかし話ばなしでは、鬼おにが子こどもをこそぐる場ば面めんがある。

  In old tales, there is a scene where an ogre tickles a child.