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Adjective

Tempting, especially that which is beyond reach

Physically suggestive, alluring or captivating

Beautiful or physically attractive

Tending to hold one's interest

Attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way

Stimulating one's appetite

Teasing in a playful manner

Verb

To be arousing someone

Present participle for to tease or torment by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

Noun

The act of attempting to entice or induce (someone) to engage in carnal relations

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Adjective

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Tempting, especially that which is beyond reach

appetizing^US

appetising^UK

tantalising^UK

likeable^UK

likable^US

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“Sadly, many webmasters fall for such tantalizing come-ons without thinking carefully about what the repercussions might be.”

Adjective

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Physically suggestive, alluring or captivating

tantalising^UK

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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“She didn't realize she would find the control he was exerting over her exciting and tantalizing.”

Adjective

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Beautiful or physically attractive

esthetic^US

aesthetic^UK

as pretty as a picture

aesthetically pleasing

aesthetically appealing

looking like a million bucks

drawing attention

flamboyant

angelic

physically attractive

tantalising^UK

likeable^UK

likable^US

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

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“Men were drawn to Rayna, men found her tantalizing. Her remarkable hair would stop them. Once stopped, they loitered.”

Adjective

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Tending to hold one's interest

hypnotising^UK

hypnotizing^US

intoxicating

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

marvellous^UK

galvanising^UK

marvelous^US

galvanizing^US

tantalising^UK

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“Severa told him a tantalizing story of her kinsman Severus.”

Adjective

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Attractive or appealing in a fresh, innocent way

likeable^UK

likable^US

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

hypnotizing^US

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

hypnotising^UK

as pretty as a picture

magnetising^UK

magnetizing^US

tantalising^UK

civilized^US

civilised^UK

as pure as the driven snow

extremely attractive

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Adjective

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Stimulating one's appetite

appetizing^US

savoury^UK

flavorsome^US

flavoursome^UK

savory^US

tantalising^UK

flavourful^UK

appetising^UK

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Adjective

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Teasing in a playful manner

tantalising^UK

Verb

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To be arousing someone

tantalising^UK

floating someone's boat

getting going

giving someone a thrill

lighting someone's fire

tickling someone's fancy

magnetizing^US

magnetising^UK

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

hypnotizing^US

hypnotising^UK

making your mouth water

whetting the appetite of

putting under a spell

getting someone going

concerning

making an impression on

arousing the curiosity of

holding your attention

whetting one's appetite

engaging one's attention

making someone feel sexy

making someone feel sexually excited

galvanizing^US

arousing someone's interest in

turning someone's head

exerting influence on

galvanising^UK

keeping someone hanging on

dangling a carrot in front of

giving someone a kick

energizing^US

energising^UK

lighting a fire under

giving someone a charge

fueling^US

firing with enthusiasm

humouring^UK

humoring^US

giving a new lease of life to

setting in motion

acting as a incentive to

bringing about

agreeing with

acting as a stimulus to

making someone feel good

tickling the fancy of

holding the attention of

giving someone pleasure

getting one's kicks

warming the cockles of the heart

fanning the flames of

exalting

evoking

nerving

making your head spin

going to your head

putting new strength in

putting new heart in

putting new heart into

countenancing

vivificating

pepping

favouring^UK

favoring^US

making very happy

giving someone great pleasure

rooting on

putting up to

giving the incentive to

getting under your skin

putting under magic spell

forspeaking

putting the whammy on

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

making someone pleased

making someone glad

making somebody's day

giving a shot in the arm

taking your breath away

building a fire under

steaming up

acting as a fillip to

geeing up

acting as a impetus to

speeding up

getting one started

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“A thousand and one sensations tantalize me as I flick through Julian Storm's visual biography.”

Verb

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Present participle for to tease or torment by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

getting on your nerves

bending someone's ear

agonizing^US

driving round the bend

driving you up the wall

working on

messing with

getting on one's nerves

agonising^UK

tantalising^UK

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone grief

grating on

breathing down someone's neck

getting on your wick

making somebody's hackles rise

imposing on

carping at

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“I was allowed just enough to tantalize my aroused appetite, and I wished that I might die and be at once freed from the agony.”

Noun

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The act of attempting to entice or induce (someone) to engage in carnal relations

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