teasing
teasing
teasing - Dictionary definition and meaning for word teasing
Definition
(noun) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Definition
(noun) playful vexation
Definition
(noun) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Definition
(adj) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Definition
(adj) arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
Definition
(adj) causing irritation or annoyance
(noun) the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
Example Sentence
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
Definition
(noun) playful vexation
Example Sentence
- the parody was just a form of teasing
Definition
(noun) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Synonyms :
comb-out
Definition
(adj) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Example Sentence
- his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
Definition
(adj) arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
Example Sentence
- her lazy teasing smile
Definition
(adj) causing irritation or annoyance
Synonyms :
annoying
,
bothersome
,
galling
,
irritating
,
nettlesome
,
pesky
,
pestering
,
pestiferous
,
plaguey
,
plaguy
,
vexatious
,
vexing
Example Sentence
- 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