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titillate

/tit-l-eyt/US // ˈtɪt lˌeɪt //UK // (ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt) //

挑逗,撩拨,挑逗性,挑逗性的

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing.

    • : to excite or arouse agreeably, often in a sexually suggestive way: She knows how to titillate the senses and enthrall the mind of her readers with her excellent storytelling.
    • : to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking lightly.

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Examples

  • At best, the nightly handoffs between Fox News primetime hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham are generally awkward one-minute affairs where the two stars attempt to exchange “comedic” banter to titillate their MAGA viewership.

  • Longstanding rumors of a theme park dedicated entirely to Disney villains have kept fans titillated for years — and though it’s apparently nothing more than an internet myth, it’s a telling sign of how popular Disney villains really are.

  • Isolated lesbians learned that there were other women like them via books whose covers aimed to titillate heterosexual men.

  • This gave me a good opportunity to titillate both sides of his neck, and he sprang round again.

  • Out of the dense formations of endless fast food chains, Simon's novelties were to titillate the jaded restaurant goer.

  • I don't care for books that only titillate one's imagination.

  • Whether or no the involutions of the "Golden Bowl" will titillate his arcane sensibilities.

  • She has spent hours in the hot kitchen trying to concoct some dainty that may titillate that sickly palate.