tantalize

Other forms of tantalize

past tense

tantalized·

present participle

tantalizing·

third person

tantalizes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tantalize

What does tantalize mean?

tantalize means "harass with persistent criticism or carping".

How many syllables are in tantalize?

tantalize has 3 syllables: tan-ta-lize. The stress falls on "tan". In IPA it is /ˈtæntəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for tantalize?

Close synonyms include tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tantalize a common word?

tantalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with tantalize?

83 words rhyme with tantalize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.