/
ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
v.
- excite or interest, especially through sexually suggestive images or words.
- archaic lightly touch; tickle.
Derivative
- titillating adj.
- titillatingly adv.
- titillation n.
Etymology
C17 (earlier (ME) as titillation): from L. titillat-, titillare ‘tickle’.