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teasing


I - noun
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule);
provoking someone with persistent annoyances (Freq. 1)
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
Syn:
tease, ribbing, tantalization
Derivationally related forms:
tantalize (for: tantalization), rib (for: ribbing), tease, tease (for: tease)
Hypernyms:
harassment, molestation
2. playful vexation
- the parody was just a form of teasing
Hypernyms:
play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper
3. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Syn:
comb-out
Derivationally related forms:
tease, comb out (for: comb-out)
Hypernyms:
comb, combing

II - adjective
1. 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
Syn:
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome,
nettlesome, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey,
vexatious, vexing
Similar to:
disagreeable
Derivationally related forms:
plague (for: plaguey), plague (for: plaguy)
2. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
- "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
Syn:
mocking, quizzical
Similar to:
playful
3. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
- her lazy teasing smile
Similar to:
seductive

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