verb
- to tease or torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘tantalize’
Examples
- The delicious smell from the bakery tantalised the hungry children.
- She tantalised him with hints about the surprise party.
- The advertisement tantalised viewers with glimpses of the new product.
- Don’t tantalise me with promises you can’t keep.
- The mystery novel tantalised readers with clues that led nowhere.
- He tantalised his audience by pausing dramatically before the big reveal.