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- DictionaryTeasing/ˈtēziNG/
adjective
- 1. intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a playful way: "teasing comments"
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.
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.
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.
[intransitive, transitive] to laugh at somebody and make jokes about them, either in a friendly way or in order to annoy them or make them embarrassed. Don't get upset—I was only teasing. tease somebody I used to get teased about my name. tease (somebody) + speech ‘You're not scared, are you?’ she teased him. Extra Examples. Topics Feelings b2.
(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. Definition of tease noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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.
