teasing
The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridiculeThe act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.
Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.
The gentle teasing between siblings filled the house with laughter.
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
(countable, uncountable)The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb.
The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
Origin
From tease + -ing.From tease + -ing.
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Forms
plural: teasingsSynonyms
5 synonyms- the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb:comb-out
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances:teaseribbingtantalization
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable