tempt
verb (used with object)
to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
has been tempting
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present perfect progressiveof tempt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For a long time, it has been tempting to picture the mind as software running on neural hardware, with the brain "computing" in roughly the way a conventional computer does.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 24, 2025
All of which has been tempting me into the archive.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2023
The sovereign fund has been tempting some potential employees with a 30% hike over existing salaries, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023
But now here's such a new awareness of all that, which for me as a writer, has been tempting to look at.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2019
Some such undertaking has been tempting me for a long time.
From The Lonely Way—Intermezzo—Countess Mizzie Three Plays by Edwin Björkman
