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tantalize | American Dictionary

tantalize
verb[ T ]
us/ˈtæn·təlˌɑɪz/
to excite or attract someone by offering or suggesting something that is unlikely to be provided or is not enough:
Her paintings tantalize the eye.

Examples of tantalize

tantalize
As tantalizing glimpses of the fully formed wonders to come, though, they offer a valuable perspective to anyone interested in this singular composer's musical evolution.
Preserved only as tantalizing fragments, these are all extraordinarily difficult to apprehend in the archaeological record by any one method.
This is a tantalizing prospect for at least two reasons.
From the kitchen, tantalizing smells waft and overwhelm the usual scholarly smell.
The problem with this tantalizing summary statement is that it receives no elaboration or further motivation.
This is surprising because he is certainly aware of these questions and scatters a number of tantalizing hints throughout the book.
It is a path for most of the way well lit, but with tantalizing spots of obscurity.
This bleak tale affords a tantalizing glimpse into the fluidity of household circumstances over just twenty years.
This observation provides us with a tantalizing starting point for future research.
The twenty essays are organized into untitled sections, all of which start with a tantalizing quotation.
Many of the problems that tantalize us in the library are resolved through rehearsal and performance.
The land was a long way off, but a light offshore breeze brought a tantalizing medley of smells.
Throughout the book, too, are a number of tantalizing observations.
All of this is accompanied by a score of undetermined sounds designed to tantalize the imagination.
Beyond these tantalizing assertions, however, the authors offer no systematic analysis of when and how individuals resist state law, nor, importantly, to what effect.
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