ragging

Plural: raggings

Verb

Verb Forms: ragged, ragging, rags

• To tease or torment someone playfully or roughly.
• treat cruelly
• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
• play in ragtime
• harass with persistent criticism or carping
• censure severely or angrily
• break into lumps before sorting
• present participle and gerund of rag

Noun

• The act of one who rags or teases.
• An initiation in educational institutions (e.g. universities) usually involving harassment by seniors.

Examples

• His opponents were RAGGING him about his triple-word score that barely fit.

Synonyms

annoy, bait, bawl out, bedevil, berate, bother, call down, call on the carpet, chafe, chew out, chew up, chide, cod, crucify, devil, dress down, dun, frustrate, get at, get to, gravel, have words, irritate, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, nark, nettle, rag, rally, razz, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, ride, rile, scold, take to task, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, torment, trounce, twit, vex, hazing

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