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tantalising tantalising definition

tantalising


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  1  sense  of  tantalise 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  jeer,  scoff,  flout,  barrack,  gibe 
  =>  kid,  chaff,  jolly,  banter 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  1  sense  of  tantalise 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  jeer,  scoff,  flout,  barrack,  gibe 
  =>  kid,  chaff,  jolly,  banter 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tantalise 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  1  sense  of  tantalise 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  tantalise  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
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  Overview  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  The  verb  tantalise  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tantalising 
 
  The  adj  tantalising  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tantalizing,  tantalising  --  (arousing  desire  or  expectation  for  something  unattainable  or  mockingly  out  of  reach;  "a  tantalizing  taste  of  success") 
  2.  tantalizing,  tantalising,  tempting  --  (very  pleasantly  inviting;  "a  tantalizing  aroma";  "a  tempting  repast") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tantalising 
 
  2  senses  of  tantalising 
 
  Sense  1 
  tantalizing,  tantalising 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inviting)  ->  uninviting 
 
  Sense  2 
  tantalizing,  tantalising,  tempting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inviting)  ->  uninviting 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tantalising 
 
  2  senses  of  tantalising 
 
  Sense  1 
  tantalizing,  tantalising 
  =>  inviting  (vs.  uninviting) 
 
  Sense  2 
  tantalizing,  tantalising,  tempting 
  =>  inviting  (vs.  uninviting) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tantalising 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tantalising 
 
  tantalising  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tantalising 
  tantalising 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tantalise 
 
  The  verb  tantalise  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tantalising 
 
  The  adj  tantalising  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tantalizing,  tantalising  --  (arousing  desire  or  expectation  for  something  unattainable  or  mockingly  out  of  reach;  "a  tantalizing  taste  of  success") 
  2.  tantalizing,  tantalising,  tempting  --  (very  pleasantly  inviting;  "a  tantalizing  aroma";  "a  tempting  repast") 



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