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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
Velez and Taymour posted a different variety of content—less titillating, in alignment with their respective brands. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 8 Apr. 2026 This usually led to a titillating piece of gossip in return. — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
After nearly half a century of titillating pop culture to the brink of its understanding, the most shocking thing Madonna can do, at this point, is be honest about all of this. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 Elaborate stages are built for the camera close-ups as much as the crowd, often featuring prefab cinematic interludes, ornately detailed costumes, titillating dance moves and surreal, maximalist graphics. — Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 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
  • This is why silicon photonics is becoming particularly interesting.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Marshall had an interesting 3-yard run in the second quarter.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 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
  • Most Popular Still, some chefs are happy for a salad to contain an element of richness, like at Maison Sota in Paris, where chef Sota Atsumi serves mixed leaves and seasonal vegetables dressed with a rich foie gras sauce, to thrilling effect.
    — Joel Hart, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The team began a brutal road trip with a thrilling series win against the Philadelphia Phillies.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrilling
Adjective
  • This increases the basket size, and even more tantalizing for Walmart is that groceries are a weekly, biweekly, or monthly order cadence, whereas coffee can be daily.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The opportunity to be the lead back in a good offense is just so tantalizing.
    — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of tantalizing
Adjective
  • Mom of four hid a racy double life for years until everything came crashing down.
    — , FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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 27-year-old pre-training researcher’s dramatic resignation has fired off a provocative warning on X that instantly sent ripples across the tech sector.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Both its outlandish and provocative nature could translate into a bit of surprise win for the box office.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of provocative
Adjective
  • When Demetrius Carl Davis was arrested in April 2022, he was charged with 32 felony counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act with a child younger than 14 years old.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • He was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a victim 12 to 16 years old.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of lascivious

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“Titillating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titillating. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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