tantalizingly

tan·ta·lize (t

-l

)

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

-z

n) n.

tanta·lizer n.

tanta·lizing·ly adv.

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Adv.

tantalizingly - in a tantalizing manner; "she smiled at him tantalizingly"

invitingly

Translations

tantalizingly [ˈtæntəlaɪzɪŋlɪ] ADV the chocolate biscuits beckoned tantalizingly → las galletas de chocolate se ofrecían tentadoras, las galletas de chocolate estaban diciendo "cómeme"
we came tantalizingly close to victory → tuvimos la victoria casi en nuestras manos

tantalizingly

adv → verlockend, verführerisch; success was tantalizingly close → der Erfolg schien zum Greifen nahe

tantalizingly [ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋlɪ] adv → in modo allettante
we were tantalizingly close to victory → eravamo così vicino alla vittoria

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invitingly tantalize Tantalus	she called from the veranda, and as she went down the steps her rippling laughter drifted tantalizingly back through the wide doorway. Adventure by London, Jack View in context But while I looked at him his former aspect, so subtly inhuman, so tantalizingly familiar, crept back into his big eyes, repellant and attractive. Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context Though his progress seemed tantalizingly slow to the ape-man whose idea of speed had been gained by such standards as the lesser apes attain, he made, as a matter of fact, almost as rapid progress as the drifting canoe that bore Rokoff on ahead of him, so that he came to the bay and within sight of the ocean just after darkness had fallen upon the same day that Jane Clayton and the Russian ended their flights from the interior. The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	tanrec Tans tansy tansy leaf aster tansy mustard tansy ragwort tansy-leaved rocket tansy-scented tansy-smelling Tant tant mieux tant pis Tanta tantalate tantalic tantalic acid tantalise tantaliser tantalising tantalism tantalite Tantalization tantalize Tantalizer tantalizing tantalizingly tantalous tantalum Tantalus Tantalus's cup tantamount tantara Tantilla tantivy tanto tantony tantra Tantrayana Tantric Tantrik Tantrism Tantrist tantrum Tantung Tanyard Tanystomata Tanzania Tanzanian Tanzanian monetary unit Tanzanian shilling tanzanite	tantalisers tantalises tantalises tantalising tantalising tantalisingly tantalisingly Tantalism tantalite tantalite tantalites tantalites Tantalium Tantalium Tantalium tantalization tantalization tantalize tantalize tantalize tantalized tantalized tantalizer tantalizer tantalizers tantalizers tantalizes tantalizes tantalizing tantalizing tantalizingly Tantaloniobate Tantalos Tantalos Tántalos Tántalos tantalous tantalum tantalum tantalum tantalum Tantalum Alloys Tantalum capacitor Tantalum capacitor Tantalum capacitors Tantalum carbide tantalum chloride tantalum nitride tantalum nitride resistor Tantalum Ore tantalum oxide tantalum pentachloride Tantalum pentoxide Tantalum(IV) carbide Tantalum(V) oxide Tantalum-Coated Porous Biomaterial tantalum-foil electrolytic capacitor Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center tantalum-slug electrolytic capacitor

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invitingly
tantalize
Tantalus

she called from the veranda, and as she went down the steps her rippling laughter drifted tantalizingly back through the wide doorway.

Adventure by London, Jack View in context

But while I looked at him his former aspect, so subtly inhuman, so tantalizingly familiar, crept back into his big eyes, repellant and attractive.

Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context

Though his progress seemed tantalizingly slow to the ape-man whose idea of speed had been gained by such standards as the lesser apes attain, he made, as a matter of fact, almost as rapid progress as the drifting canoe that bore Rokoff on ahead of him, so that he came to the bay and within sight of the ocean just after darkness had fallen upon the same day that Jane Clayton and the Russian ended their flights from the interior.

The Beasts of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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