teasing
adjective
1. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Similar word(s): playful, mocking, quizzical
2. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
- her lazy teasing smile
Similar word(s): seductive
3. causing irritation or annoyance
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
Similar word(s): disagreeable, annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing
noun
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
- he ignored their teases
Similar word(s): ribbing, tantalization, tease
Definition categories: act, harassment, molestation
2. playful vexation
- the parody was just a form of teasing
Definition categories: act, caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp
3. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Definition categories: act, comb, combing
Sentences with teasing as a noun:
- Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.
verb
1. present participle of tease