| NOUN | act | teasing, tease, ribbing, tantalization | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) |
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| act | teasing | playful vexation | |
| act | teasing, comb-out | the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | teasing, mocking, quizzical | playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) |
| all | teasing | arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it | |
| all | teasing, annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing | causing irritation or annoyance |
| Sounds | tiy'zihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | playfully vexing (especially by ridicule). | |
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| Synonyms | mocking, quizzical | |
| Broader | playful | Full of fun and high spirits |
| Spanish | burlón, irónico, sarcástico | |
| Catalan | irònic, sarcàstic | |
| Adverbs | teasingly | in a playfully teasing manner |
| Meaning | Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it. | |
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| Example | "her lazy teasing smile" | |
| Broader | seductive | tending to entice into a desired action or state |
| Meaning | Causing irritation or annoyance. | |
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| Example | "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him" | |
| Synonyms | annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing | |
| Broader | disagreeable | not to your liking |
| Spanish | cargante, enfadoso, enojoso, fastidioso, irritante, molesto, pesado, vejatorio | |
| Catalan | empipador, emprenyador, enfadós, enutjós, irritant, molest, ofenós, pesat, vexador, vexant, vexatori | |
| Meaning | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. | |
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| Synonyms | tease, ribbing, tantalization | |
| Broader | harassment, molestation | The act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks / attacks and criticism |
| Spanish | burla, vacile | |
| Catalan | provocar, vacil·lar | |
| Verbs | tease | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| Meaning | playful vexation. | |
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| Example | "the parody was just a form of teasing" | |
| Broader | play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement |
| Spanish | burla, guasa, tomada de pelo | |
| Catalan | burla, escarni, mofa | |
| Meaning | The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb. | |
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| Synonym | comb-out | |
| Broader | comb, combing | The act of drawing a comb through hair |
| Verbs | tease | ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect |
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