TANTALIZE is validvalid

[v TANTALIZED, TANTALIZES, TANTALIZING] : TANTALIZER [n], TANTALIZINGLY [adv]

116,326 of 196,601 in NWL2023·also valid in CSW24

to torment by presenting something desirable but keeping it out of reach, also TANTALISE [v TANTALIZED, TANTALIZING, TANTALIZES]