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teasing

noun (n)

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances(noun.act)

Synonym:
ribbing, tantalization, tease

source: wordnet30
playful vexation(noun.act)

Example:
The parody was just a form of teasing.

source: wordnet30
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb(noun.act)

Synonym:
comb-out

source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)(adj.all)

Synonym:
mocking, quizzical

source: wordnet30
arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it(adj.all)

Example:
Her lazy teasing smile.

source: wordnet30
causing irritation or annoyance(adj.all)

Example:
A teasing and persistent thought annoyed him.

Synonym:
annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing

source: wordnet30

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