a tantalizing concept. He lives with the tantalizing knowledge that his late father's millions lie just beyond his reach in a Swiss bank (Maclean's).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tan|ta|liz|ing — «TAN tuh LY zihng», adjective. exciting desire, curiosity, or appetite; enticing; tempting; provocative: »a tantalizing concept. He lives with the tantalizing knowledge that his late father s millions lie just beyond his reach in a Swiss bank… … Useful english dictionary
tan´ta|liz´er — tan|ta|lize «TAN tuh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to torment by keeping some desired thing in sight but out of reach. SYNONYM(S): plague, vex. 2. Figurative. to tease by holding out hopes that are repeatedly disappointed: »He… … Useful english dictionary
liz — acet·y·liz·er; civ·i·liz·a·ble; civ·i·liz·a·to·ry; civ·i·liz·ee; civ·i·liz·er; crys·tal·liz·able; crys·tal·liz·er; eno·liz·able; epis·to·liz·er; evan·ge·liz·er; im·mo·bi·liz·er; liz·ard; liz·zie; me·tab·o·liz·a·bil·i·ty; me·tab·o·liz·able;… … English syllables
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
tan|ta|lize — «TAN tuh lyz», transitive verb, lized, liz|ing. 1. to torment by keeping some desired thing in sight but out of reach. SYNONYM(S): plague, vex. 2. Figurative. to tease by holding out hopes that are repeatedly disappointed: »He tantalized the… … Useful english dictionary
tantalizingly — tan·ta·liz·ing·ly … English syllables
tantalizing — tan|ta|liz|ing [ tæntl,aızıŋ ] adjective making you feel excited or hopeful about having something you want, often something that you never get: a tantalizing display of chocolates ╾ tan|ta|liz|ing|ly adverb: We were tantalizingly close to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tantalizing — tan|ta|liz|ing also tantalising BrE [ˈtæntəl aızıŋ] adj making you feel a strong desire to have or do something ▪ the tantalizing smell of fried bacon >tantalizingly adv ▪ She was tantalizingly out of reach … Dictionary of contemporary English
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
