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titillating

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: T IH1 T AH0 L EY2 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Pleasantly and sensually exciting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Arousing.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of titillate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

pleasantly and superficially exciting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: tickling, tingling

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adjective satellite

Meaning 6

giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: erotic

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History

Etymology

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