titillate
verb (used with object)
to excite or arouse agreeably, often in a sexually suggestive way.
titillated
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past participleof titillate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof titillate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
titillateverb (used with object)to excite or arouse agreeably, often in a sexually suggestive way.
Example Sentences
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It was once the job of “sleazy” tabloids to destroy lives with lurid gossip that titillated the public but lacked public interest in the high-minded sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
But while he is often titillated by watching how much attention he can command, and loves to try to manipulate the press, the reality behind the spectacle this time was unpleasant to him.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Prince Harry's memoir "Spare" has titillated followers of the British royal family, with eye-popping revelations about life as a royal serving as tabloid fodder for weeks now.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2023
You could have made her very effects-y but we pulled back from that and said, “No, we want the audience to empathize with her rather than just be titillated by some effects-y thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2018
The prosecution of Marsha Colbey eventually caught the attention of the press, which was titillated by another “dangerous mother” story.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
