Meanings
verbtantalise (third-person singular simple present tantalises, present participle tantalising, simple past and past participle tantalised)
present singular third person tantalises · participle present tantalising · participle past tantalised · past tantalised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of tantalize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbharass with persistent criticism or carping
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Tantalus + -ise, see tantalize.
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Cite this entry
APA
tantalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalise
MLA
“tantalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tantalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalise.
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