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Meanings of titillating in English

Exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.

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Giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing.

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Examples for "erotic"
Examples for "erotic"
1
Her body, even after so much recent erotic attention, reacted to him.
Witch blood
2
Six decades on, is that why you write, to exercise erotic power?
The Guardian
3
This was the last thing he had expected: a talking erotic statue.
For Love Of Evil
4
It was then Jon began experiencing dreams of a highly erotic nature.
The devil's touch
5
He'd never seen anyone, anything, as erotic as the image before him.
Good girls don't
Usage of titillating in English
1
It scrambles memories, juggles images, rearranges data, invents scary or titillating stories.
Jitterbug Perfume
2
The sight of their joining was titillating, tantalizing, and driving her higher.
Deadly little secrets
3
It was worth it to see that titillating look in his eye.
Alpine for You
4
This titillating discovery leads to a modification of naive or primitive narcissism.
The Developmental Psychology of Psychopathology
5
Normally, partners did not do this unless the program was sexually titillating.
Dayworld Breakup
6
To modern eyes, it may look like a piece of titillating filth.
BBC
7
Or that. The idea of danger was both titillating and unnerving.
The Lost World
8
Publishing your tax returns could well become a titillating fixture of British politics.
The Irish Times
9
Frederick held her tight, smiling at her, pleased at this small, titillating resistance.
The Young Lions
10
Nicki knew the lyrics would be considered titillating and attention grabbing.
Ebony
11
The encylopedic context in which the image was reproduced is clinical, not titillating.
The Guardian
12
This story offers it all, phenomenal characters, a titillating plot .
Something about You
13
The sex scenes were antiseptic and squelchy, and certainly not titillating.
The Irish Times
14
A cool, titillating breeze breathed through the room, stirring the thin summer curtains.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
15
It can take you on a journey, from funny, to titillating to grotesque.
Radio NZ
16
Amy dismissed the titillating reflection from her mind and examined her sensuous surroundings.
The notorious scoundrel
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