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Showing words for TEASING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Teasing

easting, eatings, gainest, gainset, genista, ingates, ingesta, seating, signate, tangies, teasing, tsigane

6 Letter Words for Teasing

ageist, agents, easing, eating, estang, gainst, giants, gisant, ingate, ingest, sainte, sangei, satine, sating, seitan, signet, stagne, stenia, stinge, taeing, tangie, tangis, teaing, tenias, tinage, tineas, tinges, tisane

5 Letter Words for Teasing

aegis, agent, agist, angst, anise, antes, antis, ating, entia, entsi, etang, etnas, gaine, gains, gaist, gaits, gants, gates, geans, geast, geats, geisa, geist, geits, genas, genit, gents, getas, giant, gites, gnast, gnats, insea, inset, nates, neats, neist, saine, saint, sanit, satin, segni, sengi, senit, senti, siena, sient, signa, singe, snite, stage, staig, stain, stane, stang, stean, stein, steng, stine, sting, taigs, tains, taise, tangi, tangs, tenai, tenga, tenia, tiang, tiens, tiges, tinea, tines, tinge, tings, tsine

4 Letter Words for Teasing

agen, ages, aget, agin, agit, agni, agst, aine, ains, aint, aits, anes, anet, anis, ansi, ante, anti, ants, asin, ates, atis, eans, east, eats, engs, etas, etna, gaen, gaes, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gast, gate, gats, gean, geat, gein, geit, gena, gens, gent, gest, geta, gets, gien, gies, gins, gise, gist, gite, gits, gnat, inga, inst, inta, isnt, itas, nagi, nags, naig, nais, nasi, nast, nats, neat, negs, nest, neti, nets, ngai, nies, nist, nits, sage, sain, sane, sang, sant, sate, sati, sean, seat, seit, sena, sent, seta, sian, sien, sign, sina, sine, sing, sita, site, snag, snig, snit, stag, steg, sten, stge, stie, taen, tags, taig, tain, tais, tane, tang, tans, tean, teas, tega, tegs, teng, tens, tien, ties, tige, tigs, tine, ting, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Teasing

aes, age, ags, agt, ain, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, ase, asg, ast, ate, ean, eas, eat, eng, ens, est, eta, gan, gas, gat, gen, get, gie, gin, gis, git, gns, gte, ign, ing, ins, int, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nag, nas, nat, nea, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nis, nit, sag, sai, san, sat, sea, seg, sei, sen, set, sie, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tea, teg, ten, tes, tgn, tie, tig, tin, tis, tng, tsi

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