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Tantalizing vs Enthralling - What's the difference?

tantalizing | enthralling | Related terms |

Tantalizing is a related term of enthralling.


As adjectives the difference between tantalizing and enthralling

is that tantalizing is teasing; tempting, but beyond reach while enthralling is exciting.

As verbs the difference between tantalizing and enthralling

is that tantalizing is while enthralling is .

tantalizing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Teasing; tempting, but beyond reach.
  • * 1851 — , Ch. 133
  • *:...then it was that monomaniac Ahab, furious with this tantalizing vicinity of his foe, which placed him all alive and helpless in the very jaws he hated; frenzied with all this, he seized the long bone with his naked hands, and wildly strove to wrench it from its gripe.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • enthralling

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • exciting
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.}}

    Verb

    (head)