teasing

Meaning

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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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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtiːzɪŋ/

Etymology

From tease + -ing.