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Teasing
noun 1.The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. Synonyms: ribbing, tantalization, tease. "His ribbing was gentle but persistent" 3.The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb. Synonym: comb-out. adjective 2.Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it. 3.Causing irritation or annoyance. Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing. "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"
Tease
verb (past & past part. teased; pres. part. teasing) 2.Harass with persistent criticism or carping. Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, twit. "Don't ride me so hard over my failure" , "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" 3.To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them. "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior" 5.Raise the nap of (fabrics). 7.Separate the fibers of. Synonym: card. 8.Mock or make fun of playfully. 9.Ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect. Synonym: fluff.
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