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tantalising

 
Adjective tantalising has 2 senses
  1. tantalizing, tantalising - arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
    Antonym: uninviting (indirect, via inviting)
  2. tantalizing, tantalising, tempting - very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"
    Antonym: uninviting (indirect, via inviting)
Verb tantalise has 1 sense
  1. tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
    --1 is one way to mock, bemock
    Derived forms: noun tantaliser1, noun Tantalus1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
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