Titillating

Titillating
Titillate Tit"il*late, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titillated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.] To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather. [1913 Webster]

The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope. [1913 Webster]


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