tantalizing, tantalising

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• tantalizing — adjective 1. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach (Freq. 1) a tantalizing taste of success • Syn: ↑tantalising • Similar to: ↑inviting 2. very pleasantly inviting (Freq. 1) …   Useful english dictionary

• tantalising — adjective 1. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach a tantalizing taste of success • Syn: ↑tantalizing • Similar to: ↑inviting 2. very pleasantly inviting a tantalizing aroma …   Useful english dictionary

• tantalizing — tan|ta|liz|ing also tantalising BrE [ˈtæntəl aızıŋ] adj making you feel a strong desire to have or do something ▪ the tantalizing smell of fried bacon >tantalizingly adv ▪ She was tantalizingly out of reach …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tantalizing — also tantalising BrE adjective making you feel a strong desire to have something that you cannot have: The tantalizing smell of warm bread wafted out of the shop. tantalizingly adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tantalising — British variant of tantalizing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tantalising — adj. attractive but cannot be attained; causing or arousing desire and excitement; pleasantly inviting (also tantalizing) tantalise (Brit.) v. tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to …   English contemporary dictionary

• tantalizing — tan·ta·liz·ing || tæntÉ™laɪzɪŋ adj. attractive but cannot be attained; causing or arousing desire and excitement; pleasantly inviting (also tantalising) tantalize (Amer.) tan·ta·lize || tæntÉ™laɪz v. tease, provoke or tease by… …   English contemporary dictionary

• tantalize — [[t]tæ̱ntəlaɪz[/t]] tantalizes, tantalizing, tantalized VERB If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared… …   English dictionary