teasing 音标拼音: [t'izɪŋ]
teasing adj 1 :
playfully vexing (
especially by ridicule ); "
his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air "-
Lawrence Durrell [
synonym : {
mocking }, {
teasing }, {
quizzical }]
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 "; "
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport "; "
found it galling to have to ask permission "; "
an irritating delay "; "
nettlesome paperwork "; "
a pesky mosquito "; "
swarms of pestering gnats ";
"
a plaguey newfangled safety catch "; "
a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him "; "
a vexatious child "; "
it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong " [
synonym : {
annoying },
{
bothersome }, {
galling }, {
irritating }, {
nettlesome }, {
pesky },
{
pestering }, {
pestiferous }, {
plaguy }, {
plaguey }, {
teasing },
{
vexatious }, {
vexing }]
n 1 :
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (
especially by ridicule );
provoking someone with persistent annoyances ; "
he ignored their teases "; "
his ribbing was gentle but persistent " [
synonym : {
tease }, {
teasing }, {
ribbing },
{
tantalization }]
2 :
playful vexation ; "
the parody was just a form of teasing "
3 :
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [
synonym :
{
comb -
out }, {
teasing }]
Tease \
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Teasing }.] [
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san to pluck ,
tease ;
akin to OD .
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1 .
To comb or card ,
as wool or flax . "
Teasing matted wool ."
--
Wordsworth .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To stratch ,
as cloth ,
for the purpose of raising a nap ;
teasel .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Anat .)
To tear or separate into minute shreds ,
as with needles or similar instruments .
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4 .
To vex with importunity or impertinence ;
to harass ,
annoy ,
disturb ,
or irritate by petty requests ,
or by jests and raillery ;
to plague . --
Cowper .
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1913 Webster ]
He . . .
suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations .
--
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To vex ;
harass :
annoy ;
disturb ;
irritate ;
plague ;
torment ;
mortify ;
tantalize ;
chagrin .
Usage : {
Tease }, {
Vex }.
To tease is literally to pull or scratch ,
and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect to little things ,
which is often more irritating ,
and harder to bear ,
than severe pain .
Vex meant originally to seize and bear away hither and thither ,
and hence ,
to disturb ;
as ,
to vex the ocean with storms .
This sense of the term now rarely occurs ;
but vex is still a stronger word than tease ,
denoting the disturbance or anger created by minor provocations ,
losses ,
disappointments ,
etc .
We are teased by the buzzing of a fly in our eyes ;
we are vexed by the carelessness or stupidity of our servants .
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Not by the force of carnal reason ,
But indefatigable teasing . --
Hudibras .
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In disappointments ,
where the affections have been strongly placed ,
and the expectations sanguine ,
particularly where the agency of others is concerned ,
sorrow may degenerate into vexation and chagrin . --
Cogan .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Tease tenon } (
Joinery ),
a long tenon at the top of a post to receive two beams crossing each other one above the other .
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1913 Webster ]
147 Moby Thesaurus words for "
teasing ":
aggravating ,
alluring ,
annoying ,
appealing ,
appetizing ,
attractive ,
bantering ,
beguiling ,
bewitching ,
blandishing ,
blandishment ,
booing ,
bothering ,
bothersome ,
buttonholing ,
cajolement ,
cajolery ,
cajoling ,
captivating ,
catcalling ,
catching ,
chaffing ,
charismatic ,
charming ,
coaxing ,
come -
hither ,
coquettish ,
demanding ,
derisive ,
derisory ,
disappointing ,
disturbing ,
dunning ,
enchanting ,
engaging ,
enravishing ,
enthralling ,
enticing ,
entrancing ,
exasperating ,
exciting ,
exotic ,
falling short ,
fascinating ,
fetching ,
fleering ,
flippant ,
flirtatious ,
fooling ,
galling ,
glamorous ,
grinning ,
harassing ,
hazing ,
hissing ,
hooting ,
hypnotic ,
importunate ,
importunateness ,
importune ,
importunity ,
insistent ,
interesting ,
intriguing ,
inviting ,
irking ,
irksome ,
irresistible ,
irritating ,
jeering ,
jesting ,
joking ,
jollying ,
joshing ,
kidding ,
leering ,
mesmeric ,
mocking ,
mouth -
watering ,
nagging ,
panning ,
pesky ,
pestering ,
pestiferous ,
pestilent ,
pestilential ,
piquant ,
plaguesome ,
plaguey ,
plaguing ,
plying ,
prepossessing ,
pressing ,
pressure ,
provocative ,
provoking ,
provoquant ,
quizzical ,
ragging ,
railing ,
rallying ,
ravishing ,
razzing ,
ribbing ,
ridiculing ,
roasting ,
scoffing ,
second best ,
seducing ,
seductive ,
siren ,
sirenic ,
smart ,
smart -
alecky ,
smart -
ass ,
smirking ,
sneering ,
snickering ,
sniggering ,
snorting ,
spellbinding ,
spellful ,
taking ,
tantalizing ,
taunting ,
tempting ,
tickling ,
tiresome ,
titillating ,
titillative ,
tormenting ,
troublesome ,
troubling ,
twitting ,
unsatisfactory ,
urgency ,
urgent ,
urging ,
vexatious ,
vexing ,
wearisome ,
wheedling ,
winning ,
winsome ,
witching ,
worrisome ,
worrying
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TEASE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster worry, annoy, harass, harry, plague, pester, tease mean to disturb or irritate by persistent acts worry implies an incessant goading or attacking that drives one to desperation annoy implies disturbing one's composure or peace of mind by intrusion, interference, or petty attacks
TEASING Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com TEASING definition: the act of persistently annoying someone, especially playfully and with silly jokes about them See examples of teasing used in a sentence
Teasing - Wikipedia When teasing is unwelcome, it may be regarded as harassment or mobbing, especially in the workplace and school, or as a form of bullying or emotional abuse If done in public, it may be regarded as humiliation
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teasing - WordReference. com Dictionary of English to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport shred to ruffle (the hair) by holding it at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo teasel