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单词 titillating
释义

titillating

adjective

tit·​il·​lat·​ing ˈti-tə-ˌlā-tiŋ How to pronounce titillating (audio)
: pleasantly stimulating or exciting
titillating reading
also : erotic
titillatingly adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web While not exactly the most titillating viewing, the Ohio state legislative redistricting process found its way into the sunlight Thursday with the launch of a livestream of the mapmakers at work. cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022 So say goodbye to some of the most titillating baseball, courtesy of Game 163, played over the years. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022 When Kitt as Catwoman interrupts the affair, her skintight, shimmery noir catsuit is a titillating, sharp gasp against all that dull prettiness. Scott Calonico, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2022 Passover is not quite as titillating as say, Christmas, which celebrates birth with a large man sneaking presents into your house, or Holi, the beautiful Hindu festival of colors to celebrate love. Allison Hope, CNN, 27 Mar. 2021 In recent months, the directorate’s Twitter account has become some of the most titillating reading in Kenya. Max Bearak, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021 There’s obviously a lot of very titillating parts, but for whatever reason, the part that sticks out is her disdain for parmesan cheese. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2020 Under normal circumstances, this scene would have been the most titillating moment in the film. Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2020 Numerous anti-Mormon exposés appeared, with titillating titles like Awful Disclosures of Mormonism and Wife No. David S. Reynolds, The New York Review of Books, 24 Mar. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1714, in the meaning defined above

titillating 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in tantalizing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tantalizing
  • provocative
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • thrilling
  • intoxicating
  • electrifying
  • exhilarating
  • engrossing
  • riveting
  • inspiring
  • galvanizing
  • exciting
  • electric
  • absorbing
  • gripping
  • breathtaking
  • arresting
  • mind-blowing
  • rousing
  • mind-bending
  • galvanic
  • heart-stopping
  • kicky
  • enthralling
  • stimulating
  • moving
  • rip-roaring
  • mind-boggling
  • enchanting
  • spellbinding
  • touching
  • hair-raising
  • stirring
  • poignant
  • fascinating
  • exhilarative
  • charged
  • dynamic
  • lively
  • kinetic
  • high-voltage
  • lusty
  • energetic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unexciting
  • boring
  • tedious
  • tiresome
  • uninteresting
  • mind-numbing
  • dull
  • humdrum
  • monotonous
  • dreary
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2
as in prurient

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • prurient
  • racy
  • lascivious
  • sensual
  • bawdy
  • lewd
  • suggestive
  • obscene
  • lustful
  • spicy
  • sensuous
  • smutty
  • pornographic
  • carnal
  • ribald
  • indecent
  • vulgar
  • erotic
  • gross
  • unprintable
  • fleshly
  • filthy
  • autoerotic
  • fetishistic
  • dirty
  • steamy
  • sexy
  • amorous
  • amatory
  • foul
  • erogenous
  • aphrodisiac
  • erotical
  • nasty
  • aphrodisiacal
  • perversive
  • erotogenic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • decorous
  • unerotic
  • proper
  • unsexy
  • polite
  • innocuous
  • seemly
  • decent
  • clean
  • inoffensive
  • nonerotic
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titillating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of titillate
as in thrilling
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings tabloids titillate their readers with racy details about the private lives of media-created celebrities

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • thrilling
  • exciting
  • electrifying
  • intoxicating
  • intriguing
  • exhilarating
  • delighting
  • galvanizing
  • inspiring
  • arousing
  • enchanting
  • riveting
  • stimulating
  • provoking
  • interesting
  • tantalizing
  • captivating
  • turning on
  • charming
  • inciting
  • charging
  • mesmerizing
  • bewitching
  • pumping up
  • enthralling
  • spellbinding
  • hypnotizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boring
  • wearying
  • tiring
  • discouraging
  • disheartening
  • dispiriting
  • jading
  • demoralizing
  • palling
  • dejecting
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