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- DictionaryTease/tēz/
verb
- 1. make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way: "she was just teasing"
- 2. gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands: "she was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle"
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. “he ignored their teases ” synonyms: ribbing, tantalization, teasing. see more. noun. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) synonyms: annoyer, teaser, vexer. see more. noun.
1. a. To make fun of (someone) playfully or taunt annoyingly: was teased by my classmates for being skinny; teased him about driving such a fast car. b. To say in a playful or mocking way: "But you're too young to get married," he teased. c. To provoke or irritate, as with physical movements: teased the cat by dangling a string in its face. d.
Definition of tease verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. transitive verb. 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 had set on him, teasing him. He teased me mercilessly about going to Hollywood. Synonyms: mock, bait, wind up [British, slang], worry More Synonyms of tease. 2. countable noun.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Hair & beauty tease1 /tiːz/ verb 1 laugh [ intransitive, transitive] to laugh at someone and make jokes in order to have fun by embarrassing them, either in a friendly way or in an unkind way Don’t get upset. I was only teasing.
Tease definition: to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling jests, or other annoyances, often in a playful way. See examples of TEASE used in a sentence.
an act that is intended as a trick or joke. Ignore everything he said—it was all just a tease. (disapproving) a person who pretends to be attracted to somebody, makes them sexually excited and then refuses to have sex with them. Word Origin. See tease in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: tease.
