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Definition of "tempting" []

  • Having strong appeal; enticing: a tempting repast. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tempting" in a sentence
  • "Further tempting is the fact that many of those earlier bestsellers are available as free downloads at Project Gutenberg."
  • "Sure was tempting from the 1000 yard line to take my M1A and bust some Rams on the Silhouette range to the left!!"
  • "When it comes to wishes about their own aging, denial is once again tempting to these elder care providers."