titillate
verb (used with object)
to excite or arouse agreeably, often in a sexually suggestive way.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Beto O'Rourke, the former congressman from Texas who is now a Democratic presidential candidate, has been titillating the schoolmarms of the American press corps by saying naughty words.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2019