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- Dictionarytease/tiːz/
verb
- 1. make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way: "I used to tease her about being so house-proud"
- 2. gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands: "she was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle"
noun
- 1. a person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly: informal "some think of him as a tease who likes to keep others guessing"
- 2. an act of teasing someone: "she couldn't resist a gentle tease"
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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 intentionally annoy a person or animal by saying something that is not true or pretending to do something, often in a playful way: [ T ] Don’t tease the dog by showing her the treat if you’re not going to give it to her. [ I ] I was only teasing (= joking), I didn’t mean anything by it.
1. to irritate or provoke with petty taunts, playful mockery, pretended offers, persistent requests, or other annoyances, often in sport. 2. to comb or card (wool or the like); shred. 3. to ruffle (the hair) by holding at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo. 4. teasel.
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.
To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them.
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.
Definition of tease verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
