Tempting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tempting is an adjective meaning Attractive, appealing, enticing.
Meaning
Attractive, appealing, enticing.
More Meanings
- Seductive, alluring, inviting.
- present participle and gerund of tempt
- The act of subjecting somebody to temptation.
Example Sentences
It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].
If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted?
Word Forms
- temptings
Synonyms for tempting
Depending on context, synonyms include slinky, beguiling, alluring, enticing, seductive, tantalizing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inviting, alluring, enticing, seductive, tantalizing, beguiling.
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