tantalize
verb (used with object)
to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
am tantalizing
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present progressiveof tantalize (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"But I swore I wouldn't tell it and here I am tantalizing you."
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
