vellicate

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verb

1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
- smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth
- the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back
• Syn:
pinch
• Derivationally related forms:
pinch (for: pinch)
• Hypernyms:
irritate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something ----s something
2. touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
• Syn:
tickle, titillate
• Derivationally related forms:
vellication, titillation (for: titillate), tickle (for: tickle), tickling (for: tickle)
• Hypernyms:
itch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something