teasing

English

Etymology

From tease +‎ -ing.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːzɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: teas‧ing

Verb

teasing

  1. present participle and gerund of tease

Noun

teasing (countable and uncountable, plural teasings)

  2. The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances;[1] making fun of, making light of someone.
    Synonyms: (dated) quizzery, ribbing, tantalization, tease
    Hypernym: bullying
    Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.
  3. (Should we delete(+) this sense?) Playful vexation.[1]
    The gentle teasing between siblings filled the house with laughter.
  4. The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb.[1]
    Synonym: comb-out
    The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: teasing

Adjective

teasing (comparative more teasing, superlative most teasing)

  1. Playfully vexing, especially by ridicule.[1]
    Synonyms: mocking, quizzical
    The children exchanged teasing remarks during recess.
  2. Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it.[1]
    The actress gave him a teasing glance before walking away.
  3. Causing irritation or annoyance.[1]
    Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing
    The teasing itch from the mosquito bite drove her crazy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 “tease” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025, retrieved 2025-07-22.

Further reading

  • “teasing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teasing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.ziŋ/
  • Hyphenation: tea‧sing

Noun

teasing m (uncountable)

  2. a type of enigmatic advertisement; teaser campaign, pre-launch campaign
    Synonym: aguichage
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