tease
/tiːz/
To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way; To provoke or disturb; to annoy; To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation
- he/she/it
- teases
- past participle
- teased
Meanings
- 1
To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way
I was just teasing you.
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All the girls teased me.
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- 2
To provoke or disturb; to annoy
- 3
To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation
- 4
To entice, tempt
- 5
To deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal
- 6
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material)rare
- 7
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one directionrare
- 8
To backcombrare
- 9
To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaserrare