tantalise's Usage Examples:

actual contemporary events, yet the specifics remain elusive in ways that tantalise readers and critics.

The novel was praised at first publication as "a story that tickles and tantalises", and that the reader is sure to like the amateur detectives and forgive.

didn"t know they had, forge new friendships and relationships that both tantalise and shock us, and re-establish themselves as the best ED staff in the.

In Dracula, Prince of Darkness she starred opposite Christopher Lee, portraying a virtuous woman who reveals to her friend that she has been turned into a vampire in a scene which Gilbey describes as having traumatised and tantalised viewers.

term for temptation without satisfaction (the source of the English word tantalise), was to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree with low branches.

excite him like his alluring cousin Agata, who has tantalised him with erotic games since childhood.

Fontanella-Khan, and Jill James, "Business hubs: Ancient cities still tantalise modern guests | Lima", Financial Times, November 7, 2008.

"Poldark premiere of the final series leaves fans tantalised".

"Why a Vietnamese food journey is sure to tantalise diners from north to south".

It tantalised fans of The Walking Dead by being linked to giving a clue as to who Negan.

Tantalus became "tantalised" by having food and drink close to him, but unable to enjoy either.

He does not preach as to the existence or non-existence of ghosts, but tantalises and entertains.

setting up all the pieces for the finale, scattering around a few clues to tantalise the reader enough to stay with the storyteller for the full journey.

Synonyms:

taunt, flout, mock, razz, josh, jolly, bemock, rag, rally, bait, chaff, scoff, banter, twit, gibe, cod, tease, barrack, tantalize, kid, ride, jeer,

Antonyms:

adult, disengage, discontinue, stay in place, walk,