vellicate

English - Turkish

Definition of vellicate in English Turkish dictionary

seğirmek

seğirt/seğir

seğirtmek

English - English

Definition of vellicate in English English dictionary

to pinch

to irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear

Smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth.

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,.

make to twitch

To twitch or move erratically

{f} pull, pinch; contort

To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively

To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates

Hyphenation

vel·li·cate