tantalize in Italian
tantalize in Italian is allettare, infliggere il supplizio di tantalo, lusingare — tantalize means to tease someone by showing them something they want, without letting them have it.
tantalize in Italian
allettare
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
infliggere il supplizio di tantalo
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
lusingare
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
tentare
To tease (someone) by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
adescare
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 Italian?
"tantalize" in Italian is allettare, infliggere il supplizio di tantalo, lusingare. tantalize means: To tease someone by showing them something they want, without letting them have it.
Are there other ways to say "tantalize" in Italian?
Yes — Italian has 5 translations listed for "tantalize": allettare, infliggere il supplizio di tantalo, lusingare, tentare, adescare.
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