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Tantalization

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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.
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Noun1.Tantalizationtantalization - the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
teasing, ribbing, tease
harassment, molestation - the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism


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And this thought it must have been which suggested to Ahab that wild exclamation of his, when one morning turning away from surveying poor Queequeg -- Oh, devilish tantalization of the gods!
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
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