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Tantalizer

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tan·ta·lize  (tnt-lz)
tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es
To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach.

[From Latin Tantalus, Tantalus; see Tantalus.]

tanta·li·zation (-l-zshn) n.
tanta·lizer n.
tanta·lizing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tantalizer - someone who tantalizes; a tormentor who offers something desirable but keeps it just out of reach
persecutor, tormenter, tormentor - someone who torments


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