Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tantalise
comparative more tantalising · superlative most tantalising
- alternativeAlternative spelling of tantalizing.
The first Grand Slam showpiece between the two dominant players on the ATP Tour had been a tantalising prospect - and it surpassed the hype.
2025 June 8, Jonathan Jurejko, “Alcaraz stuns Sinner in extraordinary French Open final”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Jul 20251 more example
The tantalising theory that a fifth force of nature could exist has been given a boost thanks to unexpected wobbling by a subatomic particle, physicists have revealed.
2023 August 11, Nicola Davis, “Scientists may be on brink of discovering fifth force of nature”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2023
plural tantalisings
- alternativeAlternative spelling of tantalizing.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivearousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
adjectivevery pleasantly inviting
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
tantalising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalising
“tantalising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalising. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tantalising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tantalising.
Source: tantalising on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.