titillating

tit·il·late  (ttl-t)

v. tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates

v.tr.

1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.

2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.

v.intr.

To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner: "Once you decide to titillate instead of illuminate . . . you create a climate of expectation that requires a higher and higher level of intensity" (Bill Moyers).

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[Latin ttillre, ttillt-, to tickle.]

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titil·later n.

titil·lating·ly adv.

titil·lation n.

titil·lative adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	titillating - pleasantly and superficially exciting exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"
	2.	titillating - giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing erotic sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	3.	titillating - exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements tickling, tingling exciting - creating or arousing excitement; "an exciting account of her trip"

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titillating

adjective exciting, stimulating, interesting, thrilling, arousing, sensational, teasing, provocative, lurid, suggestive, lewd deliberately titillating lyrics

Translations

titillating [ˈtɪtɪleɪtɪŋ] adj → propre à titiller l'imagination