Meaning & use
Tantalized
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Teased or tormented (someone) by keeping something desirable in view but out of reach.
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The smell of fresh bread tantalized shoppers as they walked past the bakery.
Rumors of a surprise announcement tantalized fans for weeks before the release date.
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The word comes from Tantalus, a figure in Greek mythology condemned to stand in water beneath fruit, both of which receded whenever he reached for them.
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