tantalise vs chaff

tantalise is not a noun while chaff is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tantalise	No	No	Yes	No
chaff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chaff is a hyponym of tantalise; that is, chaff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tantalise:

Other hyponyms of tantalise include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, jolly, josh, kid.

tantalise (noun)	chaff (noun)
	foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

tantalise (verb)	chaff (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be silly or tease one another