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vellicate

/ vellicate /

verb

verb Sense 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"

Type of:

irritate

Derived:

pinch tweak nip

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s

Somebody ----s somebody PP

verb Sense 2

touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

Type of:

itch

Derived:

twitch twitching vellication tickle tickling

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s on something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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