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

But then some very tantalizing material moves in next door, in the shadowy figure of Nile Jarvis (Rhys), a famous real estate mogul who may or may not have killed his wife. —Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025

Perhaps the most tantalizing tease of all? —EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

Directed by Conclave’s Edward Berger and costarring Fala Chen, Alex Jennings, Adrienne Lau, Jason Tobin and Tilda Swinton, Ballad of a Small Player released a tantalizing trailer with minimal dialogue that showcases Farrell’s endlessly watchable magnetism. —Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Aside from a tantalizing range of solid colors, Campbell’s makes a striped version that’s somewhere between a classic Shetland and a Rugby shirt. —Air Mail, 30 Aug. 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