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tantalizing
[ tan-tl-ahy-zing ]
adjective
- having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire, especially that which remains unobtainable or beyond one's reach:
a tantalizing taste of success.
Other Word Forms
- ٲt·iԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٲt·iԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of tantalizing1
Example Sentences
The sign features a tantalizing photograph of the officially inaccessible Mossbrae Falls along with a QR code that allows people to donate using their phones.
This is where nonfiction can be delightfully tantalizing — we are left to imagine why.
The Wilshire Boulevard landmark poses many tantalizing questions that scientists are trying to solve.
For Israel, the most tantalizing diplomatic prize remains normalization with Saudi Arabia.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto limited the Cubs to one run, three hits and a walk and struck out four, effectively using his splitter and flashing tantalizing potential in Tokyo Series opener.
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