titillate
Example Sentences
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It harks back to the golden age of weird prime-time shows like “Twin Peaks” or “Lost,” which delighted, shocked, titillated and annoyed, but never in quite the way audiences expected.
From New York Times
It might be titillating for some readers; it’s a turnoff for most.
From Washington Post
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
While looking something like a small animal curled in on itself, asleep, its oppositions of taste and touch, hard and soft, smooth and hirsute confuse and titillate.
From New York Times
When my mother mentioned him, she described the reaction of two nurses as if she found them having “a titillating secret party in the break room.”
From New York Times
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