"titillates" in the verb sense
1. tickle, titillate, vellicate
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
2. titillate
excite pleasurably or erotically
"A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"
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