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9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
verb irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
originFrom Latin vellicatus, past participle of vellicare (“to twitch”). Cognate with Spanish pellizcar (“to pinch”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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