Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.
- intransitive verb To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.
- intransitive verb To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To tickle; excite a tickling or tingling sensation in; hence, to excite pleasurably; exhilarate; elate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To tickle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
stimulate orexcite pleasantly
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
- verb excite pleasurably or erotically
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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That they are deliberately intended to excite and titillate is shown by one new series -- Kozy Books -- which with such titles as Tormented Passions and Sins of Flesh invites the reader to Cozy up with the Kozy Book.
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In her schoolmarm voice, Kelly accused Lange of simply trying to "titillate" to send the PETA message.
News Hounds 2009
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And just think … now they don't have to stray to other profoundly serious world and U.S. events … they can "titillate" with one lazy, damn scary (for me) story.
Firedoglake 2008
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The inclusion of the lengthy and ogling scene was intended to pander and titillate.
Court: 'NYPD Blue' Nude Shot OK AP 2011
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The inclusion of the lengthy and ogling scene was intended to pander and titillate.
Court: 'NYPD Blue' Nude Shot OK AP 2011
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The story, according to Hatfill, was a fiction meant to amuse and titillate.
The Wrong Man 2010
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When America matures and in essence tells the media no longer to titillate us with nonsense by denying them ratings when they attempt to do so.
Michael Russnow: Should Anthony Weiner Resign for Lying?: If So, Lots More Congressmen Should Go for Their Lies and Deeds Michael Russnow 2011
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The inclusion of the lengthy and ogling scene was intended to pander and titillate.
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An entire aisle was filled with bags of high-fat snack foods designed to titillate your guests as well as clog your arteries.
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD: Is Holiday Weight Gain, Like January Bills, Inevitable? PhD Judith J. Wurtman 2011
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An entire aisle was filled with bags of high-fat snack foods designed to titillate your guests as well as clog your arteries.
Judith J. Wurtman, PhD: Is Holiday Weight Gain, Like January Bills, Inevitable? PhD Judith J. Wurtman 2011
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