Literary notes about Titillated (AI summary)
In literature, "titillated" functions as a multifaceted term that conveys both subtle stimulation and vivid delight, blurring the lines between intellectual provocation and sensual arousal. Authors employ it to describe moments when curiosity is gently sparked—whether through a cleverly engaging conversation that leaves one mentally enlivened [1, 2] or when an ordinary sensation, such as the aroma of a meal, unexpectedly teases the senses [3, 4]. In more graphic narratives, the word underscores intimate encounters, vividly illustrating the delicate play of touch as it awakens desire [5, 6, 7]. This dynamic use of "titillated" enriches narrative texture by imbuing scenes with a blend of humor, allure, and nuanced excitement that resonates on both emotional and physical levels [8, 9].
- Somehow, in spite of a slight superficial mortification, he was very pleased by the episode of the conversation, and his curiosity was titillated.
— from The Roll-Call by Arnold Bennett - He had even contrived to engage him in conversation once, a pleasantly absurd, irrational little chat that titillated him for weeks.
— from A Fall of Glass by Stanley R. Lee - My politeness was well repaid, for nothing more delicate in the way of an omelet has ever titillated my palate.
— from Olympian Nights by John Kendrick Bangs - The remnants of dinner stood on the table; the odor of grease and sauer-kraut titillated Yevsey's nostrils, and gave him a keen appetite.
— from The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky - Her finger now moved with lightning rapidity in and out of her vagina, while with her thumb she titillated her clitoris.
— from The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate PercivalThe Belle of the Delaware by Kate Percival - I then divided the lips of her sheath and titillated her highly excited clitoris.
— from The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate PercivalThe Belle of the Delaware by Kate Percival - I played with the hair surmounting that lovely spot, I inserted a finger in the passage and titillated her clitoris, which I found finely developed.
— from The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate PercivalThe Belle of the Delaware by Kate Percival - It had taken a powerful grip of his imagination and titillated his intellectual palate smartly.
— from Mr. Wayt's Wife's Sister by Marion Harland - The mental palate is tickled by this, while the taste is titillated by the grace and fitness of the style.
— from Masters of the English Novel: A Study of Principles and Personalities by Richard Burton
