teasing

Plural: teasings

Noun

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
• playful vexation
  • "the parody was just a form of teasing"
• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
• The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.
• Playful vexation.
• The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb.

Verb

• annoy persistently
• harass with persistent criticism or carping
• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
  • "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior"
• tear into pieces
• raise the nap of (fabrics)
• disentangle and raise the fibers of
• separate the fibers of
• mock or make fun of playfully
• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
• present participle and gerund of tease

Adjective Satellite

• playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); - Lawrence Durrell
• arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
  • "her lazy teasing smile"
• causing irritation or annoyance
  • "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"

Adj

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

Adjective

• Playfully annoying or provocative.

Examples

• His TEASING grin indicated he had a high-scoring word up his sleeve.
• Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.
• The actress gave him a teasing glance before walking away.
• The children exchanged teasing remarks during recess.
• The gentle teasing between siblings filled the house with laughter.
• The teasing itch from the mosquito bite drove her crazy.
• The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.

Synonyms

annoying, badger, bait, beleaguer, bothersome, bug, card, cod, comb-out, fluff, galling, irritating, loosen, mocking, nettlesome, pesky, pester, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, quizzical, rag, rally, razz, ribbing, ride, tantalise, tantalization, tantalize, taunt, tease, tease apart, twit, vexatious, vexing, quizzery

Related Words

caper, comb, combing, disagreeable, frolic, gambol, harassment, molestation, play, playful, romp, seductive

Anagrams of teasing