Meaning Of The Word Tantalize

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Tantalize Meaning

Tantalize Definition
Tantalize Definition

What's The Definition Of Tantalize?

tantalize
verb: If someone or something tantalizes you, they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want, usually before disappointing you by not letting you have what they appeared to offer.

tantalize in American English
to tease or disappoint by promising or showing something desirable and then withholding it
transitive verb: to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed

tantalize in British English
verb: to tease or make frustrated, as by tormenting with the sight of something greatly desired but inaccessible

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