tantalise
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- tease: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
- (tantalising) tantalizing: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of success"
- Alternative spelling of tantalize
- (tease with promise of something unobtainable) — named after Tantalus (Greek mythical king)