tantalizing
adjective
tan·ta·liz·ing
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Definition of tantalizing
: possessing a quality that arouses or stimulates desire or interest
also
: mockingly or teasingly out of reach
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In the ship's 20 separate rooms, drawers in the dressers and desks were still tightly shut - the most tantalizing discovery in the eyes of the archaeologists. — Meagan Flynn, Anchorage Daily News, "A doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic killed 129 men. Now the ship’s artifacts have been found ‘frozen in time.’," 29 Aug. 2019 The Colts opened training camp with a surplus in the secondary, a glut of players who either had starting experience or tantalizing potential, too many to fit on one 53-man roster. — Joel A. Erickson, Indianapolis Star, "Colts trade Nate Hairston to Jets for sixth-round 2020 draft pick," 27 Aug. 2019 China's growing middle class is an increasingly tantalizing consumer market for American companies. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, "Trump's unpredictability is chaos for America's businesses," 26 Aug. 2019 The venue should serve as a tantalizing option for promoters to host super fights much like AT&T Stadium has in Dallas. — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, "Banc of California Stadium evokes site’s Sports Arena past to host its first boxing match," 15 Aug. 2019 Quaking questions That’s why the new quake catalog presented such a tantalizing opportunity. — Jenny Howard, National Geographic, "Groundbreaking earthquake catalog may have just solved a seismic mystery," 13 Aug. 2019 This tantalizing tart makes for a delicious weekend brunch option. — Taylor Murray, Country Living, "Marinated Squash Tart," 5 Aug. 2019 Each fantastical doorway frames tantalizing glimpses of sunlit water and reeds, beckoning bird-watchers and hikers to explore the marshy realm of salt ponds, levees and the wetlands from viewing platforms and boardwalk vantage points. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "12 coolest Bay Area things you didn’t know you could do," 29 July 2019 Perhaps the most tantalizing opportunity lies in the Sunshine State. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Tom Steyer’s $100 Million Vanity Project," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tantalizing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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