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tease
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- pronunciation:
- tiz
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
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verb |
| inflections: |
teases, teasing, teased |
| definition: |
to make fun of or try to annoy in a playful or cruel way.
If you wear those dumb boots to school, the kids will tease you.He found a spider and teased his little sister with it.Don't tease him about his new haircut.- synonyms:
- kid, make fun of, needle, ridicule
- similar words:
- make fun of, mock, pick on, poke fun at, taunt
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| related words: |
annoy, bait, heckle, kid, tickle |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one who teases.
He is such a tease that I never know when he's serious.- similar words:
- flirt
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| derivations: |
teasingly (adv.), teaser (n.) |
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