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Antonyms for titillation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tit-l-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪt lˌeɪt

Definition of titillation

Origin :
  • early 15c., "pleasing excitement," from Latin titillationem (nominative titillatio) "a tickling," noun of action from past participle stem of titillare "to tickle," imitative of giggling.
  • noun tickling
Example sentences :
  • Sliding down banisters, for instance, produces a titillation.
  • Extract from : « Sex » by Henry Stanton
  • This was an emotion that he had not enjoyed for many years, and it was not without its titillation.
  • Extract from : « Jack and the Check Book » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • The sliding down bannisters produces a titillation which is agreeable to the sexual organs.
  • Extract from : « Plain Talks on Avoided Subjects » by Henry Newell Guernsey
  • Every one has heard of tickling trout: the tench is almost equally amenable to titillation.
  • Extract from : « The Gamekeeper at Home » by Richard Jefferies
  • But it was a decadent and blazé company, and something more piquant was needed for their titillation.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 » by Various
  • It operates by a kind of titillation or gentle traction, such as we exercise upon the cow.
  • Extract from : « The Insect » by Jules Michelet
  • The humour of the play was too good to need assistance from this sort of titillation.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 7, 1920 » by Various
  • The other snored measuredly for a while, but the titillation startled him at length, and he beat the air in his slumber.
  • Extract from : « Bohemian Days » by Geo. Alfred Townsend
  • The swift motion and titillation by the perpetual close shaving of other vehicles were sedative to him.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • And it were a sin of obstinacy, high and horrible obstinacy, to resist the titillation of the famelic sense which is smell.
  • Extract from : « The Gentle Reader » by Samuel McChord Crothers

Synonyms for titillation

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