teasing

Verb

present participle and gerund of tease

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb.

Adj

1. Playfully vexing, especially by ridicule.
2. Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it.
3. Causing irritation or annoyance.

tease

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtiːzɪŋ/

Etymology

From tease + -ing.

Synonyms

vexing

annoying

pesky

ribbing

irritating

raillery

pestering

vexation

galling

vexatious

tantalization

mocking

tease

joke

🤣

nettlesome

pestiferous

ridicule

mockery

comb-out

trick

plaguey

plaguy

bothersome

practical joke

prank

provocation

provocative

provoking

quizzical

mischief

irksome

naughty

playful

playfulness

rabble-rousing

running

🏃

sardonic

sensual

sneering

sultry

tart

torment

tormenting

trouble

troublesome

troubling

vexed

wisecrack

witticism

ruttish

Translations

taquinerie

aguichage

provocation

irritante

fastidioso

aborrecedor

railleur

ennuyeux

molest

moquerie

taquin

agaçant

canzonatura

irritante

molesto