teasing

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teasing

A boy is teasing his sister by playfully pulling on her ponytail.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Causing mild irritation or playful annoyance: Describes actions, words, or behavior intended to provoke or make fun of someone in a lighthearted, often persistent way.
    • Arousing interest or desire without intending to satisfy it: Describes something that is provocatively suggestive or tempting but not meant to be fulfilled.

  2. Noun:

    • The act of making fun of or provoking someone playfully or maliciously: The action of teasing someone.
    • The act of untangling hair: The action of carefully combing out knots or tangles from hair.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • He gave her a teasing grin before walking away. (His smile was meant to provoke a playful reaction.)
    • The teasing comments from her friends were all in good fun. (The comments were intended as lighthearted provocation.)
    • She spoke in a teasing tone that was both flirtatious and frustrating. (Her tone was provocatively suggestive.)

  • Noun:

    • The constant teasing about his new glasses made him self-conscious. (The persistent playful mockery affected him.)
    • Her hair required gentle teasing to remove the knots after the swim. (The untangling of her hair was done carefully.)
Advanced Usage

  • "bordering on teasing": Describing behavior that is almost, but not quite, teasing.

    • His remarks were friendly but bordering on teasing.

  • "good-natured teasing": Teasing that is understood and accepted as playful and not malicious.

    • Their relationship involved a lot of good-natured teasing.
Variants and Related Words

  • Tease (verb/noun): The core action or a person who teases.

    • He loves to tease his little sister. (Verb)
    • Don't be such a tease! (Noun, often for someone who is provocatively tempting.)

  • Teasingly (adverb): In a teasing manner.

    • She smiled teasingly.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Mocking, joking, provocative, tantalizing, vexing.
  • Noun: Ribbing, banter, mockery, taunting.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(Note: "Teasing" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The related verb "tease" is used instead.) - Tease out: To separate or extract something carefully, often information or threads. - The interviewer tried to tease out the details of the story.

Related Idioms
  • "Just teasing": A phrase used to indicate that a previous provocative statement was meant as a joke and not to be taken seriously.
    • I didn't mean it—I was just teasing!
teasing

A boy is teasing his sister by playfully pulling on her ponytail.

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
  2. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
    • her lazy teasing smile
  3. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
    • his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air- Lawrence Durrell
Noun
  1. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
  2. playful vexation
    • the parody was just a form of teasing
  3. 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

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