Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tantalizing

/tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ta-liz-ing
IPA: /tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

verb

present participle and gerund of tantalize

noun

teasing temptation

Example Sentences

"...then it was that monomaniac Ahab, furious with this tantalizing vicinity of his foe, which placed him all alive and helpless in the very jaws he hated; frenzied with all this, he seized the long bone with his naked hands, and wildly strove to wrench it from its gripe."
"The tantalising theory that a fifth force of nature could exist has been given a boost thanks to unexpected wobbling by a subatomic particle, physicists have revealed."
"It was a tantalizing promise, delivered with Donald Trump’s trademark panache: As dealmaker in chief, he would quickly end world conflicts that had defied his predecessors and their nattily dressed legions of career diplomats."
"[…] my resources against depressing thoughts and languor, amid the tantalizings of society […]"

Inflected Forms

more tantalizing (comparative) most tantalizing (superlative) tantalizings (plural)

Derived Forms

tantalizingly tantalizingness untantalizing

Synonyms

tantalising tempting

Questions

How do you pronounce tantalizing?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈæntəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does tantalizing mean?: Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

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