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Definition of Tantalising
1. Adjective. Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach. "A tantalizing taste of success"
2. Adjective. Very pleasantly inviting. "A tempting repast"
Definition of Tantalising
1. Verb. (alternative spelling of tantalizing) ¹
2. Adjective. (alternative spelling of tantalizing) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tantalising
1. tantalise [v] - See also: tantalise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tantalising
Literary usage of Tantalising
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Whole Art of Rubber-growing by William Wicherley (1911)
"A tantalising PUZZLE HEVEA RIVALS DISEASES- MACHINERY —. INCONSISTENCIES REMARKABLE
GROWTHS HINTS TO PLANTERS. I" T is a fallacy to suppose that you may ..."
2. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the Isle de France (including Bourges, Troyes by Elise Whitlock Rose (1910)
"... and as part of a more ornamented structure, the gallery at its base would be
very gracious, but it is not consistent with "A tantalising GLIMPSE. ..."
3. The Life and Voyages of Joseph Wiggins, F.R.G.S.: Modern Discoverer of the by Henry Johnson (1907)
"... sledging adventure —In the Kara Sea again — tantalising news — Robert Wiggins
and the ... tantalising ..."
4. My Adventures During the Late War: A Narrative of Shipwreck, Captivity by Donat Henchy O'Brien (1902)
"... CHAPTER VII Our entrance into the gaol of Boulogne—tantalising sight of Old
England's flag and white cliffs—A ..."
5. Short Stalks: Or, Hunting Camps, North, South, East, and West by Edward North Buxton (1892)
"... IX A tantalising QUEST THE red deer of Asia Minor is by no means widely
distributed over the peninsula. The essential conditions of its existence ..."
6. Recollections of a Lucknow Veteran, 1845-1876 by John Ruggles (1906)
"... —Discontent of our own men—Unwholesome food—tantalising position of our
stores—Distress and mortality among the wounded—News of the capture of Delhi. ..."
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