TITILLATE

titillate

(verb) excite pleasurably or erotically; “A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine”

tickle, titillate, vellicate

(verb) touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

titillate (third-person singular simple present titillates, present participle titillating, simple past and past participle titillated)

To stimulate or excite sensually

Source: Wiktionary


Tit"il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Titillated; p. pr. & vb. n. Titillating.] Etym: [L. titillatus, p.p. of titillare.]

Definition: To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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