tempting
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Is tempting a Scrabble word?
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Definition
verb (English)
1. dispose or incline or entice toExamples: "We were tempted by the delicious-looking food"Synonyms: allure, tempt
2. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasionExamples: "He lured me into temptation"Synonyms: entice, lure, tempt
3. give rise to a desire by being attractive or invitingExamples: "the window displays tempted the shoppers"Synonyms: invite, tempt
4. induce into action by using one's charmExamples: "She charmed him into giving her all his money"Synonyms: charm, influence, tempt
5. try to seduceSynonyms: tempt
6. try presumptuouslyExamples: "St. Anthony was tempted in the desert"Synonyms: tempt
adjective satellite (English)
1. highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desireExamples: "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"Synonyms: alluring, beguiling, enticing, tempting
2. very pleasantly invitingExamples: "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"Synonyms: tantalising, tantalizing, tempting
Definition source: Wiktionary