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noun
A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The process or outcome of titillating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the act of tickling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tickle, tickling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: touch, touching
noun
an agreeable arousal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: arousal, rousing
noun
a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exhilaration, excitement
History
Borrowed from Latin tītillātiō, tītillātiōnem.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
