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- Dictionaryteasing/ˈtiːzɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way: "teasing comments"
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To tease, or to "be a tease" in a sexual sense can refer to the use of posture, language or other means of flirting to cause another person to become sexually aroused. Such teasing may or may not be a prelude to intercourse, an ambiguity which can lead to uncomfortable situations.
to give a small amount of information about a subject, product, etc. in order to make people interested in seeing or hearing more about it later: The announcement teased a possible European tour the following year. He refused to give specifics but teased that " people are going to love it." teaser. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
a. : to make fun of : kid. b. : to disturb or annoy by persistent irritating or provoking especially in a petty or mischievous way. c. : to annoy with petty persistent requests : pester. also : to obtain by repeated coaxing. d. : to persuade to acquiesce especially by persistent small efforts : coax. e.
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: be teased about I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school. I was just teasing - I didn't mean to upset you. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to tease someone.
Teasing definition: the act of persistently annoying someone, especially playfully and with silly jokes about them. See examples of TEASING used in a sentence.
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: be teased about I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school. I was just teasing - I didn't mean to upset you. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to tease someone.
noun. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. synonyms: ribbing, tantalization, tease. see more. noun. playful vexation. “the parody was just a form of teasing ”. see more. adjective.
Tease definition: to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling jests, or other annoyances, often in a playful way. See examples of TEASE used in a sentence.
[intransitive, transitive] tease (somebody) (disapproving) to make somebody sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them. She teased the men with an expression that was both innocent and knowing.
adjective. A teasing expression or manner shows that the person is not completely serious about what they are saying or doing. 'But we're having such fun, aren't we?' he protested with a teasing smile. Smith was at his most teasing. teasingly graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
