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TANTALISING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tantalising mean?
• TANTALISING (adjective)
The adjective TANTALISING has 2 senses:
1. arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
2. very pleasantly inviting
Familiarity information: TANTALISING used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
Synonyms:
tantalising; tantalizing
Context example:
a tantalizing taste of success
Similar:
inviting (attractive and tempting)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very pleasantly inviting
Synonyms:
tantalising; tantalizing; tempting
Context example:
a tempting repast
Similar:
inviting (attractive and tempting)
Context examples
Other phenomena, however, could also account for these tantalising features.
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