tantalizingadjective
UK usually tantalising uk/ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zɪŋ/us/ˈtæn.t̬ə.laɪ.zɪŋ/Something that is tantalizing causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire:
I caught a tantalizing glimpse of the sparkling blue sea through the trees.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attracting and tempting
- affinity
- allure
- arrest
- attract
- attraction
- charm
- charm offensive
- charm the pants off sb idiom
- counterattraction
- crowd-puller
- cute
- glitter
- magnet
- pull
- pulling power
- reel
- reel sb/sth in
- seduce
- seduction
- spell
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tantalizingly
adverb UK usually tantalisingly uk/ˈtæn.tə.laɪ.zɪŋ.li/us/ˈtæn.t̬ə.laɪ.zɪŋ.li/