tempting
adjective/ˈtemptɪŋ/
/ˈtemptɪŋ/
- something that is tempting is attractive, and makes people want to have it, do it, etc.
- It was a tempting offer.
- That cake looks very tempting.
- It's tempting to speculate about what might have happened.
- A weekend in Rome? Mm, sounds tempting!
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTempting is used with these nouns:- offer
- proposition
- target
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