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Meanings of very tantalising in English

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Usage of very tantalising in English
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It was, however, very tantalising, as we were anxious to ascertain what had become of the Dolphin.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
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It was very tantalising to be so near it, and yet not to be able to get there.
The Three Midshipmen
3
It's very tantalising, and provoking too, to be so near home, and yet not able to find it.
Mountain Moggy: The Stoning of the Witch
4
You are very tantalising.
The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood
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It was very tantalising to see them sporting round us, and yet not to be able to get one on board.
Peter Trawl; Or, The Adventures of a Whaler
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Since then no news has come through, which is very tantalising, as one longs to know whether the forward move has been continued.
Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916 / From Robert...
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Your penultimate letter was very interesting to me, but the glimpses into your new views which it affords are very tantalising-andI want more.
Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2
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"It's very trying and very tantalising; but the Lord knows best how to deal with his own."
True to his Colours / The Life that Wears Best
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"This is very tantalising," she murmured.
The Devil's Paw
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"Do you know," said he, "such independence of all the exterior world, - of mortals, I mean, - is very tantalising to those disregarded mortals?"
Daisy in the Field
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