Verb: vellicate
- Irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
"smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth";
- pinch
- Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
"The sensation vellicated his nerves";
- tickle, titillate
Derived forms: vellicated, vellicates, vellicating