titillation
pronunciation
How to pronounce titillation in British English:
UK [ˌtɪtɪ'leɪʃn]
How to pronounce titillation in American English:
US [ˌtɪtɪ'leɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)
- an agreeable arousal
- the act of tickling
Word Origin
- titillation (n.)
- 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.
Example
- 1. Arriving in britain in the 1960s , he invented the modern tabloid newspaper-a stew of sexual titillation , moral outrage and political aggression .
- 2. Besides plenty of titillation , these included claims that the prime minister had acted in ways that were not just unseemly but illicit .
- 3. It is impossible to know how many people actually followed comfort 's recommendations , or indeed how many read the book for titillation rather than instruction .
- 4. Though the court lambasted the news of the world for its use of covert recording and " titillation " , it said a broad duty of prenotification would have a chilling effect on free speech ( protected by the convention 's article 10 ) .