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vellicate

English

  1. 🔊 irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
    “smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth”
  2. 🔊 touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

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