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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 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.
May 31, 2012 · 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.
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]
n. 1. An act of teasing, especially a playfully mocking remark: his tease of his friend's little sister. 2. One that teases, as: a. A person who makes fun of or annoys others, as with playful or taunting remarks.
tease. verb. /tiːz/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. [intransitive, transitive] to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy them or make them embarrassed. Don't get upset—I was only teasing. tease somebody I used to get teased about my name.
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.
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.
