tantalization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
    teasing; ribbing; tease.
    • he ignored their teases
    • his ribbing was gentle but persistent

WordNet


Tan`ta*li*za"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized. Gayton.

Webster 1913