TANTALISE is validvalid

to tantalize [v TANTALISED, TANTALISES, TANTALISING] : TANTALISINGLY [adv]

116,324 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach, also TANTALIZE [v TANTALISED, TANTALISING, TANTALISES]