vellicating

verb (used with object), vel·li·cat·ed, vel·li·cat·ing.

1. to pluck; twitch.
2. to nip, pinch, or the like.
3. to cause to twitch.

verb (used without object), vel·li·cat·ed, vel·li·cat·ing.

4. to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch.

verb

1. rare to twitch, pluck, or pinch