vellicate
/ˈvɛlɪkeɪt/
verb
- To twitch or move in a small, jerky way.
- The frog's leg vellicated after the scientist touched it with a probe.
- The injured bird's wing vellicated weakly as it tried to fly.
- She felt a muscle vellicate under her skin after the long run.
- To cause a slight, tickling or prickling sensation.
- The rough wool sweater vellicated his skin every time he moved.
- The feather vellicated the back of his neck, making him shiver.
- A tiny insect vellicated her arm as it crawled along.