- tantalise
- British variant of tantalize
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tantalise
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tantalise — (Brit.) v. tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalize) … English contemporary dictionary
tantalise — UK [ˈtæntəlaɪz] / US [ˈtænt(ə)lˌaɪz] tantalize … English dictionary
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tantalised — tantalise (Brit.) v. tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalize) … English contemporary dictionary
tantalises — tantalise (Brit.) v. tease, provoke or tease by presenting something as available and then withholding it; expose someone to something inaccessible; annoy; criticize (also tantalize) … English contemporary dictionary
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