titivatingn.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtᵻveɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdəˌveɪdɪŋ/

Forms: see titivate v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < titivate v. + -ing suffix¹.

colloquial.

The action of titivate v.; esp. the action of improving or smartening up the appearance of a person or place.In quot. 1827¹ in extended use with reference to improvement in performance; cf. smarten v. 1a.

ΚΠ

1827 Sporting Mag. Apr. 341/2 The shot manufacturers want titivating too; for the way in which they graduate their shot is quite unpardonable.

1827 Manch. Guardian 13 Oct. Gentlemen whose heads, chins, and countenances required titivating by the hair-dresser.

1851 Weekly News & Chron. 13 Dec. 711/3 For tickling and titivating it has nerves of exquisite sensibility.

1958 R. Gathorne-Hardy Tranquil Gardener x. 193 There is something lost if too much is devoted to design and a careful titivating of the place.

2015 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 17 May (Discover section) 12 The nine bedrooms..could do with some titivating (only the ground floor has been revamped since reopening).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

titivatingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɪtᵻveɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdəˌveɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < titivate v. + -ing suffix². With sense 2 compare earlier titillating adj.

colloquial.

1. Engaged in smartening or sprucing up one's appearance.

ΚΠ

1807 Widow Waddle of Chickabiddy Lane (song sheet) Mrs Waddle put her chintz on, and sent for Sammy Sprig. The titivating barber, to frizify her wig.

1837 F. Hervé Resid. in Greece & Turkey I. xii. 353 You have the luck to be stationed with a fal-lal miss on one side, a titivating prig on the other.

1986 Irish Times 13 Dec. (Weekend section) 2/5 These fiercely combing and titivating women.

2. Pleasantly exciting or stimulating; (now usually) arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious; = titillating adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > titillating

tickling1558

titillating1677

titillative1700

titillatory1763

titivating1820

tinglish1855

titivatory1975

1820 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 13 Dec. It is so animating, And so titivating, Our grey-beards turn frisky, dance, caper, and laugh.

1947 E. R. Curtis Lady Sarah Lennox viii. 125 She scribbled page after page to Susan, cramming her letters with titivating gossip.

1964 E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds ix. 95 Displaying a shapely but naked midriff, eyelids kohl-ed, hands henna'd, perfumed with eastern essences as titivating to the senses as they were no doubt unsettling to the aldermen.

2014 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. They themselves are not above producing photographs of very young girls, titivating photographs, in bikinis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	titivating
释义	titivatingn. Brit. /ˈtɪtᵻveɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪdəˌveɪdɪŋ/ Forms: see titivate v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < titivate v. + -ing suffix¹. colloquial. The action of titivate v.; esp. the action of improving or smartening up the appearance of a person or place.In quot. 1827¹ in extended use with reference to improvement in performance; cf. smarten v. 1a. ΚΠ 1827 Sporting Mag. Apr. 341/2 The shot manufacturers want titivating too; for the way in which they graduate their shot is quite unpardonable. 1827 Manch. Guardian 13 Oct. Gentlemen whose heads, chins, and countenances required titivating by the hair-dresser. 1851 Weekly News & Chron. 13 Dec. 711/3 For tickling and titivating it has nerves of exquisite sensibility. 1958 R. Gathorne-Hardy Tranquil Gardener x. 193 There is something lost if too much is devoted to design and a careful titivating of the place. 2015 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 17 May (Discover section) 12 The nine bedrooms..could do with some titivating (only the ground floor has been revamped since reopening). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). titivatingadj. Brit. /ˈtɪtᵻveɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪdəˌveɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titivate v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < titivate v. + -ing suffix². With sense 2 compare earlier titillating adj. colloquial. 1. Engaged in smartening or sprucing up one's appearance. ΚΠ 1807 Widow Waddle of Chickabiddy Lane (song sheet) Mrs Waddle put her chintz on, and sent for Sammy Sprig. The titivating barber, to frizify her wig. 1837 F. Hervé Resid. in Greece & Turkey I. xii. 353 You have the luck to be stationed with a fal-lal miss on one side, a titivating prig on the other. 1986 Irish Times 13 Dec. (Weekend section) 2/5 These fiercely combing and titivating women. 2. Pleasantly exciting or stimulating; (now usually) arousing mild sexual excitement or interest; salacious; = titillating adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > pleasurable excitement > [adjective] > titillating tickling1558 titillating1677 titillative1700 titillatory1763 titivating1820 tinglish1855 titivatory1975 1820 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 13 Dec. It is so animating, And so titivating, Our grey-beards turn frisky, dance, caper, and laugh. 1947 E. R. Curtis Lady Sarah Lennox viii. 125 She scribbled page after page to Susan, cramming her letters with titivating gossip. 1964 E. Huxley Back Street New Worlds ix. 95 Displaying a shapely but naked midriff, eyelids kohl-ed, hands henna'd, perfumed with eastern essences as titivating to the senses as they were no doubt unsettling to the aldermen. 2014 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 25 Feb. They themselves are not above producing photographs of very young girls, titivating photographs, in bikinis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827adj.1807
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