Teasing

Word TEASING
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈtiːzɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Teasing"

What do we mean by teasing?

To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.

To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.

To back-comb.

To poke fun at.

To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.

To entice, tempt.

To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Teasing

The word "teasing" in example sentences

Pitt objected only to their proposed methods, which he termed a teasing, harassing opposition. ❋ John Holland Rose (1898)

Per the website Indigo's after Max. And it looks like Nalini's once again teasing us as to who is next. ❋ Nalini Singh (2009)

The faux killings of Ray and Chris at the end of “All the Young Dudes” were nothing more than an excuse to create a cliffhanger to bring us back, so teasing is the name of the game with this show. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Jonathan's achievement in teasing and tormenting and delighting us for so many years deserves rather more than the passing tribute of a sigh. ❋ Francis Wheen (2010)

This needs to be a wake-up call to everyone: teenage bullying and teasing is an epidemic in this country, and the death rate is climbing. ❋ Danny Shea (2010)

If you save up enough, you can get your own life-sized Valeria Love Doll, or one of those metal brain teasing puzzles inspired by James Earl Jones 'role. ❋ Cromsblood (2009)

Happy Birthday - thanks for the brain teasing and the laughs. ❋ Jessica Hagy (2007)

They aren't specific to science, and therefore aren't any help in teasing apart science from non-science. ❋ Unknown (2006)

‘We are following,’ said Don Ramón in Spanish, teasing her. ❋ Unknown (2003)

She said that he seemed to take delight in teasing her. ❋ Unknown (1893)

The nurses seemed to find a great deal of amusement in teasing the harmless old soul. ❋ Unknown (1887)

What we call teasing, is the most diluted form of the appetite. ❋ Anne Reeve Aldrich (1879)

He blushes and shakes whenever he has to speak in public; and how relatively easy it would be to pull this off in front of a ballroom full of strangers, as opposed to friends and family with their license for pitiless longterm teasing, people before whom there is no question of pretending even for a few minutes that he is anyone other than who he is. ❋ Unknown (2010)

After a lot of teasing from the Italian carmaker, today the official debut of the ❋ Unknown (2008)

Now, it can be hard to separate the lying from the "teasing"--which is another form of lie, of course. ❋ Steven Barnes (2009)

Heat Detection by Owner "teasing" - initiate when mare shows signs of being in heat or when time of ❋ Janny0759 (2010)

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