titillating
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- titillatingly adverb
- untitillating adjective
Etymology
Origin of titillating
First recorded in 1670–80; titillat(e) ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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After that, his unclaimed body began its wanderings: as a greeter for an Oklahoma funeral home, as a sideshow attraction for touring carnivals, and even in a titillating 1933 pre-Code film, “Narcotic.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025
I acknowledge that chaos is titillating, and change can be exciting, and I understand the lure of joining an elite conference and what that can mean as far as prestige and visibility.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Most of the pleasure of “Nr. 10” comes in the building tension and titillating mystery of its setup, and the early moments as it begins to pull the rug out from under us.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
CBS News’s Dan Rather defended his network’s decision to stick with the hearings: “The Hart story is unquestionably the more titillating, but I don’t think it’s more important.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022
It was titillating to brush up against the enigma of mortality, to steal a glimpse across its forbidden frontier.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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