Meaning & use
titillate
To stimulate or excite someone pleasantly, especially arousing curiosity or interest.
See it in a sentence
The trailer titillated fans with just a few seconds of new footage.
Gossip magazines titillate readers with rumors about celebrities' private lives.
A note on using this word
Tittilate is a common misspelling of titillate, which has a single 't' after the first syllable, not a double one.
Words with a similar meaning
excitetantalize
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Words with an opposite meaning
bore
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