English to English
teasing
noun (n)
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- playful vexation(noun.act)Example:
The parody was just a form of teasing.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
- 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, vexingsource: wordnet30