as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities
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Recent Examples of titillate
Read More: An Alternative Guide for Valentine’s Day When British and American tourists visited Paris in the early 1800s, they were titillated by the restaurants’ erotic attractions, describing the scandalous new eateries in travel books for readers back home to consume.
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
And so, if this leads to them helping other people get the same [attention], who maybe aren’t attractive and come from a background that is titillating, fine.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Though a great many are loving the titillating update, some were apparently not fans of the post.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
Inventive Indulgences in Chocolate Bonbons In addition to a commitment to quality and sustainability, the chocolates boast delicious and delightfully unexpected flavor profiles to titillate the senses.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
And so, if this leads to them helping other people get the same [attention], who maybe aren’t attractive and come from a background that is titillating, fine.
—Kate Storey, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
Though a great many are loving the titillating update, some were apparently not fans of the post.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 16 Jan. 2025
Inventive Indulgences in Chocolate Bonbons In addition to a commitment to quality and sustainability, the chocolates boast delicious and delightfully unexpected flavor profiles to titillate the senses.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillate
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Nintendo fans excited over the upcoming Switch console said on April 3 they were disappointed by the high price tag, as US tariffs bite.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Part of what excited us and the challenge was to make sure all of the materials were responsibly sourced.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Loyal collectors will be thrilled with the newest addition: Emerald Check, a fresh take on that classic checkerboard pattern.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Apr. 2025
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She was appalled by Gibson’s actions, Dever says, but thrilled by the part, which Dever performs with uncomfortably palpable insecurity, making the viewer almost feel bad for Gibson.—
Katie Heaney,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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Tyler Warren was electrifying as a senior at Penn State.—
Phil Rogers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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City officials aim to electrify all road-going municipal vehicles by 2035.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Titillate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillate. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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