tempting

/หˆtษ›mp.tษชล‹/

IPA: /T EH1 M P T IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

    โ€œShe tempted me to eat the apple.โ€

  2. 2

    To attract; to allure.

    โ€œIts glossy skin tempted me.โ€

  3. 3

    To provoke something; to court.

    โ€œIt would be tempting fate.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    The act of subjecting somebody to temptation.

adjective
  1. 1

    Attractive, appealing, enticing.

  2. 2

    Seductive, alluring, inviting.

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