Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teez]
- /tiz/
- /tiːz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [teez]
- /tiz/
Definitions of teasing word
- verb with object teasing to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport. 1
- verb with object teasing to pull apart or separate the adhering fibers of (wool or the like), as in combing or carding; comb or card, as wool; shred. 1
- verb with object teasing to ruffle (the hair) by holding it at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo. 1
- verb with object teasing to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels; teasel. 1
- verb with object teasing Also, teaser. Television Slang. a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to attract the audience's attention. 1
- verb without object teasing to provoke or disturb a person or animal by importunity or persistent petty annoyances. 1
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Origin of teasing
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English tesen (v.), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb; cognate with Middle Low German tesen, Old High German zeisan to pluck
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Parts of speech for Teasing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
teasing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
teasing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for teasing
noun teasing
- aggravation — the act of aggravating, or making worse, or the condition of being aggravated
- aggro — Aggro is the difficulties and problems that are involved in something.
- asteism — use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
- badinage — Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
adj teasing
adjective teasing
- badgering — any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- elvish — Of or having to do with elves.
- enigmatic — Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious.
- enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
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