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Definition of Tantalise
1. Verb. Harass with persistent criticism or carping. "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Generic synonyms: Bemock, Mock
Specialized synonyms: Barrack, Flout, Gibe, Jeer, Scoff, Banter, Chaff, Jolly, Josh, Kid
Derivative terms: Razzing, Tantaliser, Tantalus, Tantalization, Tantalizer, Tantalus, Taunt, Taunting, Tease, Tease, Teaser, Teasing, Twit
Definition of Tantalise
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of tantalize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tantalise
1. [v -LISED, -LISING, -LISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantalise
Literary usage of Tantalise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Charles Lane (1841)
"tantalise, va Tantamount, s. Tap, v. -a. to strike gently, c to pierce a vessel,
O Tape, s. Taper, s. Taper, a. Taper, vn Tapestry, s. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
""Cones. totalisation, tantalise, etc. ... Also spelled tantalise. Thy vain
11 ; • -• i i. ... Tantalus, father of Niobe: see tantalise, and cf. niobium. ..."
3. Dictionary of English Language Exhibiting Orthography, Pronunciation and by Arnold James Cooley (1861)
"Täufling*, tünt'-llng, B. One seized with the hope ur deluded with the dhow of
that wh. is unattainable. See tantalise. ..."
4. A Third Gallery of Portraits by George Gilfillan (1855)
"... have a grandeur and an interest in them, but they rather tantalise than satisfy;
and when they pretend ... they are felt to insult as well as tantalise. ..."
5. The Science of Spiritual Life, Or, The Adaptation of Christianity to the by John Cooper (1877)
"It can then only tantalise the conscience- stricken sinner the more, to direct
him for peace of conscience to the heroic deeds and self-denying ..."
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