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adjective

Definition of enticingnext
as in tempting

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verb

present participle of entice
as in luring
to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet

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Recent Examples of enticing
Adjective
Dog-watching, already one of Central Park’s top attractions, is about to get a little more enticing. — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 As such, designer Diane Luna says this fresh and enticing green is ready to take the fall season by storm. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
If analyst predictions prove correct and the iPhone Fold tops out at $2,400, Apple will have to find a way to make that enticing through pre-order deals and high trade-in prices. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 He has been charged with kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enticing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enticing
  1. tempting
  2. luring
  3. tantalizing
  4. seducing
  5. appealing
  6. enthralling
  7. alluring
Adjective
  • There are plenty of dishes unique to Palm Beach, too—crudos, handmade pastas, lobster salad, and a particularly tempting dessert list—but the Riviera influence is unmistakable.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the sale’s most tempting finds are styles that shoppers may recognize from last month’s Anniversary Sale, now available at even deeper discounts.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of tempting
Verb
  • After rockers the All-American Rejects set an all-time record last summer by luring a jaw-dropping 19,700 fans, could any of this year’s acts top that?
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026
  • He has been charged with kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of luring
Adjective
  • This increases the basket size, and even more tantalizing for Walmart is that groceries are a weekly, biweekly, or monthly order cadence, whereas coffee can be daily.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The opportunity to be the lead back in a good offense is just so tantalizing.
    — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of tantalizing
Verb
  • Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The young women acted as underground assassins, seducing Nazi officers, luring them into the woods and killing them.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of seducing
Adjective
  • And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Amy and Rosie are intensely appealing women, yet their lives with men have been a washout.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of appealing
Adjective
  • Richet turns the ship into an enthralling character, with its pipes and catwalks and tunnels and tubes, some of which become weaponry.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Cameron’s enthralling action epic still looks stunning four decades later.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of enthralling
Adjective
  • Speakeasies have always traded in the alluring mix of secrecy and discovery, tucked behind unmarked doors with low lighting and a knowing clientele.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Scarface doesn’t just bark orders at his underlings but browbeats the whimpering Ventriloquist, giving him that warped double personality that made older characters like Two-Face so alluring.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of alluring

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