Sentence example with the word 'tantalize'

tantalize

affect the interest, baffle, bedevil, cast down, defeat expectation, endear, fetch, hold in thrall, let down, stimulate, tickle

Definition v. harass with persistent criticism or carping

Last update: June 2, 2016


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When my rival got the bike I wanted, she rode by my house just to tantalize me.   [verb]

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The lady who was a spy tantalized the foreigner.   [verb]

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This myth is the origin of the English word "tantalize," and also of the common name "tantalus" for a set of spirit decanters kept under lock and key.   [verb]

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Two young men with melancholy glances followed these fair bridesmaids, being tantalized by these nuptial rites, because they knew no better.   [verb]

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One item on the bill of fare tantalized me considerably.   [Please select]

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"Two reasons--to tantalize you, and because I am the most curious little body in the world."   [Please select]

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Sassoon's eyes were lighting up, tantalized by this frantic savagery in the woman.   [Please select]

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The questions tantalized him till his pace unconsciously increased.   [Please select]

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He had been ill, there was lassitude in every limb, and shadowy recollections tantalized him.   [Please select]

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He was tantalized with the desire for artistic perfection.   [Please select]

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They were different from her and they tantalized her.   [Please select]

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