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Meanings of tantalise by in English

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Usage of tantalise by in English
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I've been tantalised by the possibilities for a lot longer than anybody else.
Bedlam
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The party had been tantalised by threatening clouds, which never broke in rain.
The Explorers of Australia and their Life-work
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Tantalised by victory, it made the defeat at Stradbrook much harder to endure.
The Irish Times
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It was a demure, rosy mouth, warning and tantalising by turns.
A Spinner in the Sun
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And everyone they bring is tantalised by what they find.
The Guardian
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It was the latter who was tantalised by gold.
The Irish Times
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Have your senses been tickled or tantalised by tequila?
Jamaica Observer
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We were thus long tantalised by seeing the swans majestically gliding over the water ahead of us.
Snow Shoes and Canoes / Or, The Early Days of a Fur-Trader in th...
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But as the final weekend of the league beckons the north Dublin club is tantalised by a semi-final place.
The Irish Times
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He was like a drinker tantalised by seeing his accustomed portion of brandy on the table but just beyond his reach.
The Goose Man
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I was tantalised by seeing in my dreams tables spread out, sometimes for breakfast, and at others for dinner or supper.
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
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It's been his lot at this tournament; a sort of Groundhog Day, like a recurring Christmas Eve, tantalised by promise but nothing materialises.
The Irish Times
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Callanan speaks with the voice of a 20 year-old; emotionally raw after being tantalised by victory only to have it violently snatched away.
The Irish Times
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The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang tantalises by noting that the phrase was "first recorded in 1990 but in use earlier".
The Guardian