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VELLICATING
Verb
vellicating
present participle of vellicate
Adjective
vellicating (comparative more vellicating, superlative most vellicating)
Irritating.
Source: Wiktionary
VELLICATE
Vel"li*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vellicated; p. pr. & vb. n. Vellicating.] Etym: [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.]
Definition: To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. Arbuthnot.
Vel"li*cate, v. i.
Definition: To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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