teasing

/tˈizɪŋ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
   “he ignored their teases”
2. playful vexation
   “the parody was just a form of teasing”
3. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

adjective

1. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell
   “his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air”
2. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
   “her lazy teasing smile”
3. causing irritation or annoyance
   “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

Synonyms for teasing

• tease
• ribbing
• tantalization
• comb-out
• mocking
• quizzical
• playful
• seductive
• annoying
• bothersome
• galling
• irritating
• nettlesome
• pesky
• pestering
• pestiferous
• plaguy
• plaguey
• vexatious
• vexing
• disagreeable

Words that rhyme with teasing

• pleasing
• easing
• seizing
• appeasing
• freezing
• sneezing
• squeezing
• wheezing
• thesing