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- Dictionarytantalizing/ˈtantəlʌɪzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable: "a tantalizing glimpse of the career he might have had"
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TANTALIZING definition: 1. Something that is tantalizing causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a…. Learn more.
When something is tantalizing, it makes you want it, even if it's totally out of reach. An exciting movie trailer could be tantalizing if it makes you want to see the movie. A little part of a song can be tantalizing if it tempts you to hear more.
: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest. also : mockingly or teasingly out of reach. tantalizingly adverb. Examples of tantalizing in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web When carefully made the sugars and acidity provide a tantalizing tension, when not, resulting wines can be cloyingly sweet.
Tantalizing definition: having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach. See examples of TANTALIZING used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋ/ (British English also tantalising) making you want something that you cannot have or do. The tantalizing aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them. a tantalizing glimpse of the future. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
(ˈtæntlˌaizɪŋ) adjective. having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach. a tantalizing taste of success. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
TANTALIZING definition: Something that is tantalizing is very attractive and makes you want it, although often you cannot…. Learn more.
To excite by exposing something desirable that remains or is made difficult or impossible to obtain: Researchers have been tantalized by the possibility of finding a cure for the disease. 2. To be strongly attractive to; excite the senses or desire of: The aroma coming from the bakery tantalized us. [From Latin Tantalus, Tantalus; see Tantalus.]
having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, esp. that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach: a tantalizing taste of success. tantalize + - ing 2 1650–60
Synonyms for TANTALIZING: tempting, enticing, appealing, interesting, intriguing, charming, attractive, exciting; Antonyms of TANTALIZING: tedious, boring, irksome, tiresome, shocking, wearisome, offensive, appalling.
