Definitions for teasing

Definitions for (noun) teasing

Main entry: comb-out, teasing

Definition: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb


Main entry: ribbing, tantalization, tease, teasing

Definition: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

Usage: he ignored their teases; his ribbing was gentle but persistent


Main entry: teasing

Definition: playful vexation

Usage: the parody was just a form of teasing


Definitions for (adj) teasing

Main entry: annoying, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, bothersome, vexatious, vexing, teasing, irritating, plaguey, plaguy, galling

Definition: causing irritation or annoyance

Usage: 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


Main entry: teasing

Definition: arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

Usage: her lazy teasing smile


Main entry: teasing, mocking, quizzical

Definition: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

Usage: his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air- Lawrence Durrell


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