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Vellicate (Verb)

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".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The itchy woolen sweater vellicated her skin, making her want to scratch all over.
Eating the spicy food made his tongue vellicate as if sharp points were pinching it.
The sand beneath his feet seemed to vellicate every time he took a step on the beach.
Sometimes even the softest fabrics can vellicate skin that's sensitive enough.
Wearing the new shoes vellicated the blisters on his feet, making it hard to walk.

Touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Her older sibling's fingers vellicated her armpits, causing the inevitable fit of squirming and giggles.
As a form of playful torture, tickling and light touches were often employed to vellicate the knee or shoulder.
A feather lightly vellicated her nose, sending her into uncontrollable fits of laughter.
When Julia lightly vellicated Jake's ear with her fingers, his immediate response was a sharp inhale of breath.
Dusting his little brother's spine with a light touch served as an excellent method to vellicate it and produce shock-like movements.