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tease


tease - noun

  • someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
  • the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

    • tease - verb

    • annoy persistently
    • harass with persistent criticism or carping
    • to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
    • tear into pieces
    • raise the nap of (fabrics)
    • disentangle and raise the fibers of
    • separate the fibers of
    • mock or make fun of playfully
    • ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

    tease - thesaurus

    annoyer   badger   bait   beleaguer   bug   card   cod   fluff   loosen   pester   rag   rally   razz   ribbing   ride   tantalise British English spelling   tantalization   tantalize American English spelling   taunt   teaser   teasing   twit   vexer  

    Scrabble score for tease

    t is 1 e is 1 a is 1 s is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 5

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