Vellicate Definition
velikāt
vellicated, vellicating
verb
vellicated, vellicating
To twitch, pluck, etc.
Webster's New World
To touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
It was nothing much - just a tiny vellicating muscle in the corner of the left eye, [...]
Wiktionary
To pinch.
Wiktionary
Origin of Vellicate
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Latin vellicatus, past participle of vellicare (“to twitch").
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