tantalizing
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tantalizing
adjective more tantalizing · most tantalizing
- Teasing; tempting, especially that which is 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 bone with his naked hands, and wildly strove to wrench it from its gripe.
verb
- present participle and gerund of tantalize
noun tantalizings
- teasing temptation […] my resources against depressing thoughts and languor, amid the tantalizings of society […]
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adj teasing, desirable, but out of reach
| Español | tantalizante |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 挑逗性的 |
| Português | tentador, tentadora |
| Français | alléchant |
| Deutsch | reizend, verführerisch, verlockend, aufreizend, spannend, quälend |
| Italiano | allettante |
| Русский | манящий manjaščij |
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@misc{tantalizing_2026,
title = {tantalizing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tantalizing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
