Definition of tantalizing | Bee Dictionary of English

v harass with persistent criticism or carping
s arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
a tantalizing taste of success
s very pleasantly inviting
a tantalizing aroma

Having spent the first half of the series flashing back to the characters' pre-island lives, season 4 started flashing forward, revealing tantalizing glimpses of the post-Island .
That's the tantalizing question asked both by and of Chris Ware, the lauded comix author of "Jimmy Corrigan: Smartest Kid on Earth.
Tech Toys Fairy tales do come true! Just ask the talking magic mirror, one of the many tantalizing toys to play with.

Watch for an Apple Sneak Attack on Living Room Gaming
Despite all the cool updates Apple promised to bring the world at its Worldwide Developers Conference -- iOS 7, OS X Mavericks, a new Mac Pro -- the most tantalizing new possibility wasn't described at all: games. Gaming. An Apple-made gaming console. A new vision for living room gaming delivered via home WiFi and an Apple TV. What suggests Apple might be going in that direction now?
June 20, 2013 - TechNewsWorld.com
2013 NBA Mock Draft: Sleepers Destined to be Steals of Draft
Lost amid the tantalizing battle between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat for 2013 NBA supremacy is the fact that we're just a little over a week from descending to New York City for this year's draft festivities. Should LeBron James and Co. force a Game 7, the rabid NBA fandom would have only one week to soak up all the draft information it's been pushing away during this epic series. And ...
June 18, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Uzbekistan downs Qatar 5-1 in WCup qualifier
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan came tantalizing close to qualifying for its first-ever World Cup Tuesday, routing Qatar 5-1 on Tuesday only to come up short on goal difference to South Korea.
June 18, 2013 - Boston Herald

Gary Goodyear in Globe and Mail
You don't fire out summonses,said Mr. Goodyear. "A summons just makes the whole thing more tantalizing. It's a shameful waste of taxpayers' money."
Fred Savage in cbs4denver.com
Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting,says Savage, who at 29 still retains his boyish charm.
Jill Tarter in San Francisco Chronicle
It's a tantalizing discovery,Tarter said in an e-mail message from Chicago. "Water will be the key, and that's going to be a real observational challenge. ...... We may be witnessing the start of a cosmic real estate boom."

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