teasing

Definition of teasing in English English dictionary: Present participle of tease; The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of
Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.; the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb; playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"; arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile; playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell; A teasing expression or manner shows that the person is not completely serious about what they are saying or doing. `But we're having such fun, aren't we?' he protested with a teasing smile; arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"; 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 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"; bantering
Eve teasing: The sexual harassment or molestation of women by men
tease: A cock tease; an exotic dancer; a stripper
tease: One who teases
tease: To provoke or disturb by annoying remarks and other annoyances
tease: To back-comb
tease: To entice, to tempt
tease: To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction
tease: To separate the fibres of a fibrous material
tease: {v} to comb, wool, search, torment
teas: plural of tea
tease: 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"
tease: To comb or card, as wool or flax
tease: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"
tease: to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior
tease: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
tease: To poke fun at
tease: raise the nap of (fabrics)
tease: disapproval If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they pretend to offer someone what they want, especially sex, but then do not give it to them. Later she heard he had told one of her friends she was a tease. see also teasing, striptease
tease: A single act of teasing
tease: separate the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
tease: If you say that someone is teasing, you mean that they are pretending to offer you something that you want, especially sex, but then not giving it to you. I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
tease: To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them. He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood `You must be expecting a young man,' she teased. Tease is also a noun. Calling her by her real name had always been one of his teases. + teasing teas·ing She tolerated the teasing, until the fourth grade
tease: If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they like laughing at people or making jokes about them. My brother's such a tease
tease: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
tease: To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague
tease: someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
tease: {i} one who mocks or taunts; act of mocking; annoyance, nuisance
tease: tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
tease: mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
tease: To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments
tease: To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel
tease: ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
tease: One who teases or plagues
tease: To entice
tease: raise the nap of (fabrics) tear into pieces; "tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
tease: disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
tease: {f} pester, taunt, mock; annoy, irritate; arouse desire without satisfying it, tempt in a sexual manner; comb in the opposite direction, pull hair away from scalp and comb towards the head in order to make hair look thicker; rip into pieces; make fun of a person in a playful manner; raise nap (Fabrics); separate fibers (Fabrics)

teasing

Hyphenation

teas·ing

Turkish pronunciation

tizîng

Pronunciation

/ˈtēzəɴɢ/ /ˈtiːzɪŋ/

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