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titillation

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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).

[Latin ttillre, ttillt-, to tickle.]

titil·later n.
titil·lating·ly adv.
titil·lation n.
titil·lative adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.titillation - a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
excitement, exhilaration - the feeling of lively and cheerful joy; "he could hardly conceal his excitement when she agreed"
2.titillation - an agreeable arousal
arousal, rousing - the act of arousing; "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
3.titillationtitillation - the act of tickling                  
touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
Translations
titillation [ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən] N [of audience, reader] → estimulación f; (sexual) → excitación f
titillation [ˌtɪtɪˈleɪʃən] ntitillation f
People buy sex manuals for titillation
BUT Les gens achètent des manuels sur le sexe pour titiller leur libido.
titillation
n (of person, senses)Anregung f, → angenehme Erregung; (of interest)Erregen nt; such titillation is not for the serious-mindedsolcher Kitzel ist nichts für ernsthaft gesinnte Menschen


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Rosamond took his way of talking to herself, which was a mixture of playful fault-finding and hyperbolical gallantry, as the disguise of a deeper feeling; and in his presence she felt that agreeable titillation of vanity and sense of romantic drama which Lydgate's presence had no longer the magic to create.
 
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