tantalizing

adjective

tan·​ta·​liz·​ing ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ 

: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest

also : mockingly or teasingly out of reach

tantalizingly adverb

Examples of tantalizing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Opportunities bloom The full Flower Moon will present a tantalizing target for the astrophotography community, particularly during moonrise, when photographers can get creative combining their lunar subject with the landscape below. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 May 2025

But New York will never fully realize this tantalizing opportunity if the jobs don’t materialize. —Jonathan Bowles, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025

For all that hasn’t gone well, the Grizzlies still have a core group in their mid-20s, all their future first-round picks after this June and a tantalizing pick swap in 2030 with the lesser of the Suns or Wizards picks. —John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 May 2025

Beyond Amazing Donuts — known for making tantalizing treats with creative flavors — closed up shop toward the end of April. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tantalizing

• advertising
• amortizing
• analyzing
• anodizing
• appetizing
• atomizing
• authorising
• authorizing
• carbonizing
• carburizing
• catalyzing
• centralising