tease
One who teasesOne who teases.
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» Tom seems to enjoy teasing Mary.
Tom scheint es zu gefallen, Mary zu ärgern. — mayabe
Тому, здається, подобається дражнити Мері — deniko
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3 sensesOne who teases.
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A single act of teasing.
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
- someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
Examples
329 sentencesTom seems to enjoy teasing Mary.
Тому, здається, подобається дражнити Мері — deniko
deTom scheint es zu gefallen, Mary zu ärgern. — mayabe
Tom won't let Mary tease you.
Том не дозволить Мері дражнити тебе. — Ahha
My classmates used to tease me about my accent.
Мої однокласники колись дражнили мене з-за мого акценту. — deniko
ruОдноклассники дразнили меня из-за акцента. — marafon
Tom was teased a lot in high school.
Тома багато дражнили у школі. — deniko
deIn der Schule wurde Tom viel geärgert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was just teasing.
Том лише дражнився. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan (“to separate, tug, shred”).
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Forms
plural: teasesSynonyms
11 synonyms- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances:teasingribbingtantalization
- someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity):teaserannoyervexer
- a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men:coquetteflirtvampvamperminx
Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- stop teasing
- teased a lot
- was just teasing
- got teased
- got teased a
- often teased
See also
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