TANTALIZE


Meaning of TANTALIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tæntəlaɪz ]

( tantalizes, tantalizing, tantalized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'tantalise'

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 to offer.

...the dreams of democracy that have so tantalized them.

VERB : V n

• tan‧ta‧liz‧ing

A tantalising aroma of roast beef fills the air.

ADJ

• tan‧ta‧liz‧ing‧ly

She went away disappointed after getting tantalisingly close to breaking the record...

ADV : ADV adj , ADV with v , ADV with cl

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