tantalizing

Questions about tantalizing

What does tantalizing mean?

tantalizing means "arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tantalizing?

tantalizing has 4 syllables: tan-ta-li-zing. The stress falls on "tan". In IPA it is /ˈtæntəˌlaɪzɪŋ/.

What is another word for tantalizing?

Close synonyms include tantalising, tantalising, tempting. 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 tantalizing a common word?

tantalizing is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 tantalizing?

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