Sekirov Dictionary

tease

/tiːz/

verb 9
noun 3
forms 5
phrases 2

verb9

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To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
- The beast in the past has done horrible stuff / And his victims were left quite displeased / No one knows what he's so angry about / Maybe once in third grade he was teased — 2008
(informal) To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
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To entice, tempt.
- [H]ere comes my Helpmate!—She appears in great good humour——how happy I should be if I could teaze her into loving me tho' but a little—— — 1777
•
To deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
- My favorite fantasy is being tied down and teased and teased. — 1976
•
To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
- Not by the force of carnal reason, / But indefatigable teasing. — 1684
To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
To backcomb.
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.

noun3

One who teases.
(informal, disapproving) One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
A single act of teasing.

forms

teased · teasing · teases · teaseth · teasest

Phrases with tease

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