titillating
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements: Causing a tingling or thrilling sensation, often through light physical touch.
- Giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing: Stimulating or arousing sexual interest or desire.
- Pleasantly and superficially exciting: Providing mild, often frivolous amusement or interest without deep substance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The titillating sensation of the feather on her skin made her giggle uncontrollably.
- The novel was criticized for its titillating content designed solely to arouse the reader.
- The magazine thrives on publishing titillating gossip about celebrities.
Advanced Usage
- "to titillate" (verb): The action of arousing interest, curiosity, or excitement, especially of a light or sexual nature.
- The advertisement was designed to titillate potential customers rather than inform them.
- "titillatingly" (adverb): In a manner that causes mild excitement or arousal.
- The story was titillatingly scandalous.
Variants and Related Words
- Titillate (verb): To excite or arouse agreeably.
- Titillation (noun): The state of being titillated; light or superficial excitement.
- The film offered more titillation than genuine drama.
Synonyms
- Arousing: Stimulating, especially sexually.
- Suggestive: Tending to imply something indecent or arousing.
- Provocative: Causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately; often used similarly to .
- Tantalizing: Tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable.
- Racy: Slightly indecent and exciting.
Antonyms
- Boring: Not interesting; tedious.
- Dull: Lacking interest or excitement.
- Chaste: Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse; not sexually arousing.
- Sober: Serious, sensible, and solemn.
Related Phrases & Idioms
- "Titillate the senses": To provide light, pleasurable stimulation to one's senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.).
- The dessert was designed to titillate the senses with its vibrant colors and complex textures.
- "Titillating details": Superficially exciting or scandalous pieces of information.
- The reporter promised to reveal the titillating details of the affair.
Adjective
- exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
- giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing
- pleasantly and superficially exciting