vellicate

Verb
  1. Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements (synset 202124605)
    is a type of: itch - have or perceive an itch
    same as: tickle, titillate
  2. Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear (synset 200505100)
    "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
    is a type of: irritate - excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
    same as: pinch

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