tantalize in Finnish
tantalize in Finnish is härnätä, kiusoitella, houkutella — tantalize means to tease someone by showing them something they want, without letting them have it.
tantalize in Finnish
härnätä
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
kiusoitella
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
houkutella
To bait (someone) by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
What does "tantalize" mean?
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verb To tease someone by showing them something they want, without letting them have it.
"Then he signed the warrior to continue to shoot arrows into the great beast while he attempted to close in upon him with the knife; so as one tantalized upon one side, the other sneaked cautiously in upon the other."
- verb To feel teased because something you want is kept just out of reach.
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tantalize in a sentence
- Then he signed the warrior to continue to shoot arrows into the great beast while he attempted to close in upon him with the knife; so as one tantalized upon one side, the other sneaked cautiously in upon the other.
- “It was—simply amazing,” she repeated abstractedly. “But I swore I wouldn’t tell it and here I am tantalizing you.”
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What is "tantalize" in Finnish?
"tantalize" in Finnish is härnätä, kiusoitella, houkutella. tantalize means: To tease someone by showing them something they want, without letting them have it.
Are there other ways to say "tantalize" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 3 translations listed for "tantalize": härnätä, kiusoitella, houkutella.
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