Definition of teasing Teasing
/tiˈzɪŋ/ - [teezing] - teas•ing
We found 12 definitions of teasing from 6 different sources.
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What does teasing mean?
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NounPlural: teasings |
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| teasing - playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" | ||
| 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" | ||
| tease, ribbing, tantalization | ||
| harassment, molestation the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism | ||
| teasing - the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb | ||
| comb-out | ||
| combing, comb the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" | ||
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| teasing - arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile" | ||
| teasing - 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" | ||
| annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing | ||
| disagreeable not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" | ||
| teasing - playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell | ||
| mocking, quizzical | ||
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Wiktionary 
- teasing (Noun)
The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of. - teasing (Verb)
Present participle of tease.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- teasing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tease
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teasing
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously.
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- Teasing is a word with different meanings. With humans, teasing usually means either "playful" and "hurtful". Teasing is often unkind, and is sometimes a type of harassment.
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