vellicate (English, verb)
expansion: vellicate (third-person singular simple present vellicates, present participle vellicating, simple past and past participle vellicated)
Senses:
glosses: To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
tags: transitive
glosses: To twitch or move convulsively.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To tickle, provoking twitching and laughter.
tags: formal
transitive
glosses: To criticize in a somewhat irritating way; to carp at.
tags: figuratively
transitive
Forms:
form: vellicates
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: vellicating
tags: participle
present
form: vellicated
tags: participle
past
form: vellicated
tags: past