VELLICATE
\vˈɛlɪkˌe͡ɪt], \vˈɛlɪkˌeɪt], \v_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_ˌeɪ_t]\
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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"
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touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
By Princeton University
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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"
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touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To twitch, to contract spasmodically, said especially of fibrillary muscular spasms.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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