tantalizing

adjective

tan·​ta·​liz·​ing ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ 

: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest

also : mockingly or teasingly out of reach

tantalizingly adverb

Examples of tantalizing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For now, the discovery lives in the tantalizing space between lifeline and mirage. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025

The size is pretty tantalizing, and the promise of a big, two-way center with some offensive skill is there. —Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025

The latter option is particularly tantalizing because both guards offer valuable skills that could help a playoff hopeful be even more formidable in 2025-26. —Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

One fact of the crime scene grabbed the most attention and remains to this day the most puzzling, tantalizing, and frightening aspect of the discovery of the body. —Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tantalizing

• advertising
• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing
• centralising