All 4 Uses of
tantalize
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Oh, now, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald," says Skeeter with such a tantalizing smile.†
Chpt 2
- As Harry's scar continued to burn and the merry, blond-haired boy swam tantalizingly in his memory, he learned to suppress any sign of pain or discomfort, for the other two showed nothing but impatience at the mention of the thief.†
Chpt 15
- The delicious smell of baking salmon wafted tantalizingly in their direction.†
Chpt 15 *
- They gazed at east other Harry felt that the answer was dangling invisibly in the air above them, tantalizingly close.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(tantalize) to make someone excited about getting something -- often something they cannot geteditor's notes: The word, tantalize, comes from a Greek mythological story about the eternal punishment of someone named Tantulus. He was made to stand in a pool of water beneath a fruit tree. But when he reached up for the fruit, it withdrew just out of his reach. And when he bent down to drink, the water receded before his lips could reach it.