What does Tempting mean?

Definitions for Tempting
ˈtɛmp tɪŋtempt·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. alluring, beguiling, enticing, temptingadjective

    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

    "an alluring prospect"; "her alluring smile"; "the voice was low and beguiling"; "difficult to say no to an enticing advertisement"; "a tempting invitation"

  2. tantalizing, tantalising, temptingadjective

    very pleasantly inviting

    "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting repast"

Wiktionary

  1. temptingadjective

    attractive, appealing, enticing

  2. temptingadjective

    seductive, alluring, inviting

ChatGPT

  1. tempting

    Tempting generally refers to something that is attractive, appealing, or desirable, which prompts a strong desire or urge in someone to have or do it, even if it may be wrong, unwise, or improper.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tempting

    of Tempt

  2. Temptingadjective

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

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tempting in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Tempting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Tempting in a Sentence

  1. Saab Chief Executive Hakan Buskhe:

    It is so tempting that you can't stay out and ... I think we will win. That is my view, if we don’t win, we have learned a lot of other things and we have shown it is possible to work together and have created a culture between Boeing and Saab (such) that we could do more things together.

  2. Leslie Miley:

    It is tempting to say this time feels different, people are talking about the root cause this time -- structural, systemic racism.

  3. Dorothy Nevill:

    The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

  4. Deutsche Bank:

    It is sorely tempting to take a go-slow approach hoping that the Deutsche Bank economy can be landed softly on a sustainable path. This will not happen, our view is that the only way to minimize the economic, financial and societal damage of prolonged inflation is to err on the side of doing too much.

  5. Anthony Fauci:

    You cant just leap over things and get into a situation where youre really tempting a rebound.

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