tantalizing
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6.3
- adjective
- /ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
- US
- The menu was full of tantalizing dishes that made my mouth water.
- a tantalizing possibility
- tantalizing hints
- a tantalizing glimpse
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- And the idea of that, the release from work, it's just so tantalizing.
- The real test is, and the scary and tantalizing part is could there be intelligent life out there?
- But the English was, I just thought that was such a kind of tantalising title.
- So that's a fitting place to stop and and, you know, leave that as a little tantalizing hook for you.
- It comes with the tantalizing promise that this medical pathway will solve all your problems.
- And he provides a sort of tantalizing account of this which is quite interesting.
- And basically I put Bergamo on, on the marshmallows and seaweed to give you that, that, that tantalizing experience.
- These sorts of hazing rituals are certainly tantalising, yet we must remember that the sagas are told in a Homeric style.
Examples
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It comes with the tantalizing promise that this medical pathway will solve all your problems.
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Many managers in both agencies were excited by the tantalizing new capabilities promised by the partnership.
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So for people who find this tantalizing, I guess number one, why should they believe it?
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Yet it gave us a tantalizing glimpse of a brave new world of finance.
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I am here to unveil my latest and most tantalizing enterprise, gentlemen.
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Raising the tantalizing question of what you're really doing here.
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How tantalizing to see all your shining young faces on this auspicious day.
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CRISPR/Cas9 offers tantalizing potential for more efficient, effective, and affordable gene editing.
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Invisibility is one of the most tantalizing powers in fiction, spanning all kinds of stories.
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Two stories I collected offer some tantalizing possibilities for interpreting the deeper meaning of ikiyan aru.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
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1.0
Pleasing to look at or enjoy and making people interested
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2.7
Causes you to want to do or have something even if you know you should not
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3.8
Too attractive to refuse
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5.5
Causes someone to feel attracted and want something or do something
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5.2
Very attractive in a way that makes people feel interested or want it
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4.9
Attractive and likely to make you want something
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4.2
Holding people's attention because it is pleasant and interesting
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4.8
Attractive in a way that makes people notice it
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7.4
Attractive in a way that makes you trust someone who then tricks you
Antonyms
How Tempting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tantalizing comes from the name Tantalus, a man in Greek myth who was punished by being offered food and water that were always 'out of reach'. So something tantalizing is attractive but just out of reach.