English to English
verb
- touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
source: WordNet 3.0
- irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear
Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth.
The pain is as if sharp points pinch your back.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.
source: Webster 1913
- To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.
source: Webster 1913