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adjective

Definition of titillatingnext
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as in interesting

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as in prurient

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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

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Recent Examples of titillating
Adjective
This usually led to a titillating piece of gossip in return. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026 This week, Kacey Musgraves is feeling frisky on a titillating new single, James Blake stretches time and space on the orchestral closer of his first independent record, and Kim Gordon fuses trap and grunge on a Play Me standout. — Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Bracketed by a song about ICE disappearing US citizens and another song with a visceral description of torture, this erotic vision of national unity is more than simply titillating. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026 Trump’s frenetic social media activity is also aimed more at titillating his hardcore online supporters (and, again, amusing himself) than persuading swing voters. — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for titillating
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titillating
  1. interesting
  2. prurient
  3. thrilling
  4. tantalizing
  5. racy
  6. exciting
  7. provocative
  8. lascivious
Adjective
  • Anthropic and Amazon are absent from every version, and that pairing is the most interesting thing missing from the list.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Perhaps the Codex Micro’s most interesting feature is a rotary dial that lets the user adjust the agent’s reasoning level depending on the difficulty of the task.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026
Definition of interesting
Adjective
  • What if the creature from John Carpenter’s The Thing had a prurient interest in one of the researchers?
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • If minors are sent nude or otherwise prurient photos, the images are blurred.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Definition of prurient
Verb
  • On Sunday, Spain defeated Argentina in extra time to win the 2026 World Cup in thrilling fashion.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Even the bronze medal match, a consolation for the semifinal losers, was thrilling.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of thrilling
Adjective
  • As Barger rehabbed, neared game action and then suffered a setback (a back injury) while recovering from his initial elbow injury, the outfielder’s potential return was a tantalizing prospect for a Jays team in need of an offensive injection.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Chase DeLauter has compelling odds for his home run prop in a tantalizing matchup.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of tantalizing
Adjective
  • Gone are the days when the racy content of a show like Love Island USA—where contestants wear next to nothing and more than one has been kicked off for questionable social media posts—would scare advertisers off.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • In racy photos posted by Kardashian, the longtime Kardashian-Jenner family friend is seen toned and tanned, her hair messy.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Definition of racy
Verb
  • Major Wilson, 17, has been around horses most of his life and now spends much of his time helping younger riders get ready, showing them how to saddle their horses without exciting them.
    — Jhair Romero, Houston Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • For Harrington and her husband Dante, the thought of triplets was shocking but exciting all the same.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of exciting
Adjective
  • The songs feature confident lyricism and insights into the star’s personal life, and both arrived alongside provocative music videos that expand Black’s exciting and unique visual world.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • The ad’s most provocative image was of American soldiers’ tombs at the Arlington National Cemetery.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of provocative
Adjective
  • Previous criminal convictions In 2001, Stout was found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Butte County where he was sentenced to serve a year in jail.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • Duggar entered a not guilty plea back in March at his first court appearance after being charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Definition of lascivious

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