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adjective
Date: circa 1714
pleasantly stimulating or exciting <titillating reading>; also erotic • titillatingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
titillating
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titillating — index attractive, provocative, salacious, sapid, suggestive (risqué) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Titillating — Titillate Tit il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [1913 Webster] The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
titillating — adjective a titillating rendition of Baby, It s Cold Outside Syn: arousing, exciting, stimulating, sexy, thrilling, provocative, tantalizing, interesting, fascinating; suggestive, salacious, erotic Ant: boring … Thesaurus of popular words
titillating — adjective a) Pleasantly and sensually exciting. b) Arousing … Wiktionary
titillating — Synonyms and related words: alluring, amusing, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come hither, coquettish, delightful, diverting, enchanting,… … Moby Thesaurus
titillating — tit·il·late || tɪtleɪt / tɪtɪleɪt v. excite pleasurably, arouse, stimulate, tickle … English contemporary dictionary
titillating — adjective 1. pleasantly and superficially exciting (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑exciting 2. exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements • Syn: ↑tickling, ↑tingling • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
titillating prospect — enticing offer, very attractive opportunity … English contemporary dictionary
titillate — [[t]tɪ̱tɪleɪt[/t]] titillates, titillating, titillated VERB If something titillates someone, it pleases and excites them, especially in a sexual way. [V n] The pictures were not meant to titillate audiences. [V n] ...food to titillate the most… … English dictionary
Titillate — Tit il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [1913 Webster] The pungent grains of titillating dust. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
