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teasing

/ˈtiz.ɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Teasing means: causing irritation or annoyance.

Synonyms for teasing22

noun, as in the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

tease, ribbing, tantalization

noun, as in the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

comb-out

adjective, as in causing irritation or annoyance

annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing, disagreeable

adjective, as in playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

mocking, quizzical, playful

adjective, as in arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

seductive

also used for teasing

quizzery

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What does teasing mean?6

adjective

1

causing irritation or annoyance“tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

2

playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)“his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air”

3

arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it“her lazy teasing smile”

noun

1

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances“he ignored their teases”

2

the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

3

playful vexation“the parody was just a form of teasing”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with teasing?6

two syllables

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Teasing in a sentence

  • If you keep teasing him, he’ll lose his patience.Nuel
  • I wonder, do they enjoy teasing younger people?terrywallwork
  • It is easy to get the cranky man's goat by teasing him.LimeGreenTeknii
  • I looked to see if he was teasing me.CM
  • Is the name 'Shinosuke' a target for teasing?fcbond
  • Either you are teasing me or you are making fun of me.ulyssemc1
  • I'd appreciate it if you stopped teasing me.DJ_Saidez
  • Anne was an excellent target for teasing because she always took things so seriously.Hybrid

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Forms of teasing

as a noun

plural
teasings