teasing in English

verb

1

make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way.

Brenda teased her father about the powerboat that he bought but seldom used

synonyms: make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, guy, make a monkey (out) of, taunt, bait, goad, pick on, deride, mock, ridicule, rib, josh, pull/yank someone's chain, razz

2

gently pull or comb (something tangled, especially wool or hair) into separate strands.

she was teasing out the curls into her usual hairstyle

noun

tease, ribbing, tantalization
comb-out

adjective

nettlesome, mocking
nettlesome, pestiferous, vexatious, vexing, pesky, plaguey, irritating, plaguy, galling, pestering, bothersome, annoying
mocking, quizzical

verb

make fun of, taunt, bug, loosen, card, fluff
make fun of, poke fun at, laugh at, guy, make a monkey (out) of, taunt, bait, goad, pick on, deride, mock, ridicule, rib, josh, pull/yank someone's chain, razz
taunt, bait, rag, ride, tantalize, cod, razz, tantalise, twit, rally
bug, badger, pester, beleaguer
loosen
card
fluff

Use "teasing" in a sentence

1. Hangin'around, flirting', teasing.

2. I wasn't teasing.

3. Teasing her?

4. Hitting and teasing each other.

5. Bantering (plural Banterings) teasing

6. Stop teasing the cat!

7. He was only teasing you.

8. What does Bantering mean? Teasing

9. Give over teasing that cat.

10. AO: Just teasing, right?

11. He is teasing up a picture.

12. I live for teasing Oh Ha Ni.

13. His teasing is getting beyond a joke.

14. He delights in teasing his younger sister.

15. Stop teasing him?you're making him blush.

16. Don't get upset-I was only teasing.

17. Oh, stop teasing and let her go

18. Stop teasing her, you little fiend!

19. She tolerated the teasing, until the fourth grade.

20. She knows how to take him/his teasing.

21. He is only teasing. Don't take it so seriously.

22. Dry, teasing, hacking cough with a sense of suffocation.

23. He must be teasing,or else he's mad.

24. Sara was not Amused by Franklin's teasing

25. The bidding involves teasing, joking, and competition.

26. Grooming, preening, teasing and sometimes territorial behaviours.

27. I was only teasing, I didn't mean to upset you.

28. I'm just teasing—don't get all Butthurt about it

29. Banter: good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks.

30. His manner was perfectly poised between gravity and teasing.

31. What makes sexual harassment different from flirting or teasing?

32. She combed her hair, gently teasing out the knots.

33. Coltish: given to good-natured joking or teasing.

34. He feigned a teasing laugh, a clear conscience.

35. Chris takes great delight in teasing his sister.

36. Don't take it amiss - I was just teasing.

37. The boys got a rise out of Joe by teasing him.

38. Fortnite Season 6 is teasing players with new Anomaly puzzles

39. “I had to endure a bit of teasing,” admits Eldred.

40. He showed great self-control when they were teasing him.

41. 17 synonyms for Aggravating: annoying, provoking, irritating, teasing, galling, exasperating

42. I did not know why they were teasing me.

43. The girls watched, little teasing smiles animating their faces.

44. Synonyms: joking, kidding [informal], ribbing [informal], teasing More Synonyms of Banter

45. Don't take what she said seriously she was only teasing.

46. Bantering is defined as: “The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks”

47. I didn't think you meant that seriously;I thought you were teasing.

48. It had nothing to do with teasing or playing hard to get.

49. What is Banter? Banter is a form of playful conversation or teasing

50. Banter definition, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery