Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Verb: tantalize  'tan-tu`lIz
  1. Harass with persistent criticism or carping
    "The children tantalized the new teacher"
    - tease, razz [N. Amer], rag, cod, tantalise [Brit], bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride [N. Amer]

Derived forms: tantalized, tantalizing, tantalizes

See also: tantalization, tantalizer, Tantalus

Type of: bemock, mock

Encyclopedia: Tantalize

Nearest

tansy-scented
tansy-smelling
tantalic
tantalisation
tantalise
tantaliser
tantalising
tantalisingly
tantalite
tantalization
tantalize
tantalizer
tantalizing
tantalizingly
tantalum
Tantalus
tantamount
tantara
Tantilla
tantivy
Tantra