teasing

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teasing Definition

• (n) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
• (n) playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"
• (n) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
• (s) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
• (s) arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"
• (s) causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky m

teasing Synonyms

• annoying
• bothersome
• comb-out
• galling
• irritating
• mocking
• nettlesome
• pesky
• pestering
• pestiferous
• plaguey
• plaguy
• quizzical
• ribbing
• tease
• teasing
• vexatious
• vexing