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tempting
verb
noun
adjective
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
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/ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/ /ˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/
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verb
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
“She tempted me to eat the apple.”
To attract; to allure.
“Its glossy skin tempted me.”
To provoke something; to court.
“It would be tempting fate.”
noun
The act of subjecting somebody to temptation.
adjective
Attractive, appealing, enticing.
Seductive, alluring, inviting.
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She tempted me to eat the apple.
Its glossy skin tempted me.
It would be tempting fate.
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