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tantalise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
tan-ta-lise
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tantalize.

British usage

Etymology

From Tantalus + -ise, see tantalize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tantalises (present, singular) tantalising (participle, present) tantalised (participle, past) tantalised (past)

Synonyms

tease razz rag cod tantalize bait taunt twit rally ride

Questions

What does tantalise mean?
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of tantalize.
Where does tantalise come from?
From Tantalus + -ise, see tantalize.

How to pronounce tantalise

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