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Definitions for Teasing
[1] to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
[2] to pull apart or separate the adhering fibers of (wool or the like), as in combing or carding; comb or card, as wool; shred.
[3] to ruffle (the hair) by holding it at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo.
[4] to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; teasel.
[5] Also teaser. Television Slang . a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to attract the audience's attention.
[6] to provoke or disturb a person or animal by importunity or persistent petty annoyances.
[7] a person who teases or annoys.
[8] the act of teasing or the state of being teased.
[9] to annoy (someone) by deliberately offering something with the intention of delaying or withdrawing the offer
[10] to arouse sexual desire in (someone) with no intention of satisfying it
[11] to vex (someone) maliciously or playfully, esp by ridicule
[12] (tr) to separate the fibres of; comb; card
[13] (tr) to raise the nap of (a fabric) with a teasel
[14] Also: backcomb US and Canadian to comb the under layers of (the hair) towards the roots to give more bulk to a hairstyle
[15] (tr) to loosen or pull apart (biological tissues, etc) by delicate agitation or prodding with an instrument
[16] a person or thing that teases
[17] the act of teasing
Words related to Teasing
teasemocking, irritating, joking, ribbing, bothering, tormenting, disturbing, provoking, exasperating, vexing, kidding, plaguing, taunting, badgering, harassing
Words nearby Teasing
teasetears, tearstain, teary, teary-eyed, teasdale, tease, tease out, teasel, teasel family, teasel gourd, teaser
Origin of Teasing
ebefore 1000; Middle English tesen (v.), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb; cognate with Middle Low German tesen, Old High German zeisan to pluck
Other words from Teasing
teas·a·ble , adjective
teas·a·ble·ness , noun
teas·ing·ly , adverb
out·tease , verb (used with object), out·teased, out·teas·ing.
un·teased , adjective
Word origin for Teasing
eOld English tǣsan; related to Old High German zeisan to pick
Synonyms for Teasing
irritating, joking, mocking, badgering, bothering, disturbing, exasperating, harassing, kidding, plaguing, provoking, ribbing, taunting, tickling, tormenting, vexing