titillate

Verb

Meaning

To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tickle vellicate coquet interest pique gratify tantalize send attract stimulate please charm delight provoke divert
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Antonyms

repulse bore relax depress turn off demoralize
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Hypernyms

stimulate shake stir excite itch shake up

Derivatives

titillated titillating

Examples

A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine Source: Internet

Don’t share pornography, graphic sexual content or nudity intended to titillate. Source: Internet

"Rev Jen is a luminescent performer, artist, and writer, not to mention sex symbol…a beautiful outsider whose tales enlighten, titillate, and profoundly amuse." Source: Internet

It could possibly confuse my readers (or titillate, but that’s taking an awfully big risk). Source: Internet

Surely, Moskin does not mean "snuff film," unless she feels that Oliver killed the chicken on camera to titillate his viewers. Source: Internet

‘Typical of a tabloid, they took a sex-tinged story, layered it with outrage, but ultimately used it to titillate their audience.’ Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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