TITILLATION

tickle, tickling, titillation

(noun) the act of tickling

titillation

(noun) an agreeable arousal

titillation

(noun) a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

titillation (countable and uncountable, plural titillations)

A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.

The process or outcome of titillating.

Source: Wiktionary


Tit`il*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation.]

1. The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a tickling sensation. A. Tucker.

2. Any pleasurable sensation. Those titillations that reach no higher than the senses. Glanvill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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