1.
[syn: tickle, titillate, vellicate]
2. excite pleasurably or erotically;
- Example: "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Titillate \Tit"il*late\ (t[i^]t"[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp.
& p. p. Titillated (t[i^]t"[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. &
vb. n. Titillating.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.]
1. To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather.
[1913 Webster]
The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. To arouse an agreeable sensation in; as, to titillate
one's imagination; to titillate one's audience; to
titillate the senses.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
titillate
v 1: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface
nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic
movements [syn: tickle, titillate, vellicate]
2: excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story
appeared in the usually conservative magazine"