Titillation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)

an agreeable arousal

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˌɪɾɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/tˌɪtɪlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˌɪtɪlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /tˌɪɾɪlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tickle tickling

Word Forms

titillate	verb	excite pleasurably or erotically
tickle	verb	touch or stroke lightly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kitzel

ein prickelndes Gefühl der Erregung (wie durch Necken oder Kitzeln)

🇪🇸Spanish

excitación

una sensación de hormigueo de excitación (como por burlas o cosquillas)

🇮🇹Italian

solleticamento

una sensazione di formicolio di eccitazione (come da presa in giro o solletico)

🇳🇱Dutch

opwinding

een tintelend gevoel van opwinding (vanaf plagen of kietelen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

excitação

uma sensação de formigamento de excitação (como provocação ou cócegas)

🇷🇺Russian

возбуждение

покалывающее чувство возбуждения (как от дразнения или щекотки)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुदगुदाना

उत्तेजना की झनझनाहट वाली अनुभूति (जैसे चिढ़ाने या गुदगुदी करने से)

🇧🇩Bengali

শিরোনাম

উত্তেজনার ঝাঁঝালো অনুভূতি (যেমন টিজিং বা সুড়সুড়ি দেওয়া থেকে)

🇮🇳Tamil

டைட்டிலேஷன்

உற்சாகத்தின் கூச்ச உணர்வு (கிண்டல் அல்லது கூச்சம் போன்றது)

🇮🇳Telugu

శీర్షిక

ఉత్సాహం యొక్క జలదరింపు అనుభూతి (టీజింగ్ లేదా టిక్లింగ్ నుండి)

🇮🇳Marathi

शिर्षक

उत्साहाची मुंग्या येणे (जसे की चिडवणे किंवा गुदगुल्या करणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

શીર્ષક

ઉત્તેજનાની કળતર લાગણી (જેમ કે ચીડવવું અથવા ગલીપચી કરવાથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆ

ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ಜುಮ್ಮೆನಿಸುವಿಕೆ ಭಾವನೆ (ಗೇಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಚಗುಳಿಯಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടൈറ്റിലേഷൻ

ആവേശത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ഇക്കിളി തോന്നൽ (കളിക്കുന്നതിൽ നിന്നോ ഇക്കിളിപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിൽ നിന്നോ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਰਲੇਖ

ਉਤੇਜਨਾ ਦੀ ਝਰਨਾਹਟ ਵਾਲੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਛੇੜਛਾੜ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਦਗੁਦਾਈ ਤੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹائٹلیشن

جوش کا جھنجھلاہٹ کا احساس (جیسا کہ چھیڑ چھاڑ یا گدگدی سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挑逗

兴奋的刺痛感（如戏弄或发痒）

🇯🇵Japanese

刺激

（からかいやくすぐったさによるような）うずくような興奮感

🇰🇷Korean

기분 좋은 자극

따끔거리는 흥분감(놀리거나 간지럽힐 때처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kích động

một cảm giác phấn khích râm ran (như bị trêu chọc hoặc cù lét)

🇹🇭Thai

การสั่น

ความรู้สึกตื่นเต้น (เช่นจากการล้อเล่นหรือจั๊กจี้)

🇮🇩Indonesian

perangsangan

perasaan kesemutan kegembiraan (seperti menggoda atau menggelitik)

🇵🇭Filipino

pangingilig

isang pangingilig na pakiramdam ng pananabik (tulad ng mula sa panunukso o pangingiliti)

🇲🇾Malay

rangsangan

rasa teruja yang menggelitik (seperti dari mengusik atau menggelitik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دغدغة

شعور بالوخز من الإثارة (كما هو الحال من الإغاظة أو الدغدغة)

🇮🇷Persian

کاشت

احساس سوزن سوزن شدن هیجان (مثل متلک یا قلقلک دادن)

🇹🇷Turkish

gıdıklanma

karıncalanma hissi (alay etme veya gıdıklama gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִגדוּג

תחושת עקצוץ של התרגשות (כמו התגרות או דגדוג)

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The primary meaning of 'titillation' is 'a tingling feeling of excitement (as from teasing or tickling)'.

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Using 'titillation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'titillation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'titillation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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