Meaning & use

titillate

verb·Advanced

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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