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- Dictionaryteasing/ˈtēziNG/
adjective
- 1. intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way: "teasing comments"
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: to disturb or annoy by persistent irritating or provoking especially in a petty or mischievous way. c. : to annoy with petty persistent requests : pester. also : to obtain by repeated coaxing. d. : to persuade to acquiesce especially by persistent small efforts : coax. e. : to manipulate or influence as if by teasing. 2.
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: be teased about I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school. I was just teasing - I didn't mean to upset you. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to tease someone.
Teasing definition: the act of persistently annoying someone, especially playfully and with silly jokes about them. See examples of TEASING used in a sentence.
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: be teased about I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school. I was just teasing - I didn't mean to upset you. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to tease someone.
Definitions of teasing. noun. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. synonyms: ribbing, tantalization, tease. see more.
n. 1. An act of teasing, especially a playfully mocking remark: his tease of his friend's little sister. 2. One that teases, as: a. A person who makes fun of or annoys others, as with playful or taunting remarks.
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person: be teased about I used to hate being teased about my red hair when I was at school. I was just teasing - I didn't mean to upset you. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to tease someone.
to annoy (someone) by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer. to arouse sexual desire in (someone) with no intention of satisfying it. to vex (someone) maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule.
[intransitive, transitive] tease (somebody) (disapproving) to make somebody sexually excited, especially when you do not intend to have sex with them. She teased the men with an expression that was both innocent and knowing.
adjective. 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. Smith was at his most teasing. teasingly graded adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
