titillating
adjective
tit·il·lat·ing
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Definition of titillating
: pleasantly stimulating or exciting
titillating reading
also
: erotic
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The most outrageous hypothetical in the book is perhaps also the most titillating, and could probably make for a separate story worth exploring (update: the author has explored it himself in a novel called The One). — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartzy, "A new thriller novel offers up twisted scenarios of the tech revolution gone wrong," 28 Aug. 2019 That much was underscored by a more titillating scene in Hard Knocks that captured his Browns assistants, particularly offensive coordinator Todd Haley, openly questioning the head coachâs authority during a meeting. — Greg Bishop, SI.com, "âI Failed Tremendouslyâ: Hue Jackson on the Blues After the Browns," 22 Aug. 2019 The Manson girl mythology had everything pop culture in 1969 could want: the gruesome killing of a movie star, beautiful young girl murderers, the counterculture gone wild, and a titillating hint of a hippie-ish free love ethos. — Constance Grady, Vox, "The evolving mythology of the âManson girlsâ," 8 Aug. 2019 The report, with its titillating redactions, copious footnotes, mind-numbing legal jargon and endlessly intricate details, dates and code names, is a cipher for fraught political times. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, "How the Mueller report became a live-theater summer sensation," 20 July 2019 All the talk of panties was too titillating, too gauche. — oregonlive.com, "âGorgeous Gussieâ Moran shocked Wimbledon 70 years ago, the first of many shocks that upended her life," 28 June 2019 Women's Winner Was a Man became a headline and, inevitably, a titillating national story. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "She's a Transgender Pioneer, But RenĂ©e Richards Prefers to Stay Out of the Spotlight," 28 June 2019 Even if the focus would have been on less titillating matters, pointing out that members of Congress also spent campaign funds for personal use â breaking the law, in other words â wouldnât have won Hunter any friends on Capitol Hill. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Rep. Hunterâs attorney wonât put other congressional behavior on trial," 3 July 2019 Just the titillating sounds of a random man whispering not-so-sweet nothings into my ear. — Rachel Khona, Allure, "I Tried Quinn, the New Audio Porn Website For Women," 23 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'titillating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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