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[ adjective ] arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
Examples "a tantalizing taste of success" Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)First , they wanted to clarify a tantalizing , bizarre enigma . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] very pleasantly inviting
Synonyms Examples "a tantalizing aroma" "a tempting repast" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
Synonyms Examples "a tantalizing taste of success" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] very pleasantly inviting
Synonyms Examples "a tantalizing aroma" "a tempting repast" Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I felt superior to the neighborhood friends I was leaving_behind , felt older than my years , and was full of compliments for myself as I headed into the subway that was carrying its packs of passengers out of_that dull borough and into the unstable , tantalizing excitement of Manhattan . Related terms |
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