the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"; "She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behavior
harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
disapproval If you refer to someone as a tease, you mean that they pretend to offer someone what they want, especially sex, but then do not give it to them. Later she heard he had told one of her friends she was a tease. see also teasing, striptease
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
If you say that someone is teasing, you mean that they are pretending to offer you something that you want, especially sex, but then not giving it to you. I thought she was teasing, playing the innocent, but looking back, I'm not so sure When did you last flirt with him or tease him?
To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them. He told her how the boys in East Poldown had set on him, teasing him He teased me mercilessly about going Hollywood `You must be expecting a young man,' she teased. Tease is also a noun. Calling her by her real name had always been one of his teases. + teasing teas·ing She tolerated the teasing, until the fourth grade
{f} pester, taunt, mock; annoy, irritate; arouse desire without satisfying it, tempt in a sexual manner; comb in the opposite direction, pull hair away from scalp and comb towards the head in order to make hair look thicker; rip into pieces; make fun of a person in a playful manner; raise nap (Fabrics); separate fibers (Fabrics)
teases
Turkish pronunciation
tizîz
Pronunciation
/ˈtēzəz/ /ˈtiːzɪz/
Etymology
[ 'tEz ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. Middle English tesen, from Old English t[AE]san; akin to Old High German zeisan to tease.