vellicate

vellicate [ˈvɛlɪˌkeɪt]

vb

Rare to twitch, pluck, or pinch

[from Latin vellicāre, from vellere to tear off]

vellication  n

vellicative  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vellicate - touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements tickle, titillate itch - have or perceive an itch; "I'm itching--the air is so dry!"
	2.	vellicate - irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back" pinch irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf"