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Defenition of the word teasing

    • Defenition of the word teasing

      • The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously.
      • 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 mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
      • the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
      • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
      • the act of teasing; provoking someone with persistent annoyances
      • arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"
      • playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"
      • 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"
      • 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
      • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
      • playful vexation
      • causing irritation or annoyance
      • arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
      • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

    Synonyms for the word teasing

      • annoying
      • banter
      • bothersome
      • chat
      • chitchat
      • comb-out
      • galling
      • irritating
      • joking
      • mockery
      • mocking
      • nettlesome
      • pesky
      • pestering
      • pestiferous
      • plaguey
      • plaguy
      • quizzical
      • repartee
      • tease
      • vexatious
      • vexing
      • wit

    Similar words in the teasing

      • disagreeable
      • playful
      • seductive
      • teasing

    Hypernyms for the word teasing

      • caper
      • comb
      • combing
      • frolic
      • gambol
      • harassment
      • molestation
      • play
      • romp

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