- tantalizing
- [ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋ]
adjmaking you feel excited about having something that you want, especially when you cannot have ittantalizingly adv
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.
tantalizing — [tan′tə līz΄iŋ] adj. 1. that tantalizes 2. tempting; enticing [a tantalizing odor of cookies] tantalizingly adv … English World dictionary
tantalizing — index provocative, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tantalizing — (adj.) mid 17c., prp. adjective from TANTALIZE (Cf. tantalize). Related: Tantalizingly … Etymology dictionary
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
Tantalizing — Tantalize Tan ta*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F. tantaliser.] To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tantalizing — tantalizingly, adv. /tan tl uy zing/, adj. 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. [1650 60; TANTALIZE + … Universalium
tantalizing — adjective Teasing; tempting, but beyond reach. ...then it was that monomaniac Ahab, furious with this tantalizing vicinity of his foe, which placed him all alive and helpless in the very jaws he hated; frenzied with all this, he seized the long… … Wiktionary
tantalizing — adj. Tantalizing is used with these nouns: ↑glimpse, ↑hint … Collocations 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 — tan|ta|liz|ing [ tæntl,aızıŋ ] adjective making you feel excited or hopeful about having something you want, often something that you never get: a tantalizing display of chocolates ╾ tan|ta|liz|ing|ly adverb: We were tantalizingly close to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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