tempting (Meaning)

Wordnet

tempting (s)

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

very pleasantly inviting

Webster

tempting (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Tempt

Webster

tempting (a.)

Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures.

tempting Sentence Examples

  1. The aroma of freshly baked cookies was incredibly tempting, threatening to break my diet.
  2. The chocolate cake looked so decadent and tempting that I couldn't resist taking a bite.
  3. The sleek sports car parked outside the dealership was too tempting for the gearhead to ignore.
  4. The cool breeze on a hot summer day was tantalizingly tempting to someone stuck in an air-conditioned office.
  5. The prospect of a relaxing vacation on a tropical beach was too tempting to pass up.
  6. The forbidden fruit hanging from the tree was irresistibly tempting to the curious child.
  7. The salesperson's persuasive speech was so tempting that I almost bought the product I didn't need.
  8. The tempting smell of pizza wafting from the neighbor's house made my stomach growl.
  9. The discounted price tag on the dress was too tempting to resist, even though I didn't really need another one.
  10. The tempting sound of birds chirping in the early morning air woke me from a blissful sleep.

FAQs About the word tempting

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire, very pleasantly invitingof Tempt, Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; a

tantalizing, alluring,enticing,appealing, seductive, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, interesting, enchanting

invidious, awful, appalling, tiresome, hideous, sickening, shocking, horrible, abhorrent, appalling

The aroma of freshly baked cookies was incredibly tempting, threatening to break my diet.

The chocolate cake looked so decadent and tempting that I couldn't resist taking a bite.

The sleek sports car parked outside the dealership was too tempting for the gearhead to ignore.

The cool breeze on a hot summer day was tantalizingly tempting to someone stuck in an air-conditioned office.