eng: teasing

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Meaning
means	(noun) 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" tease, ribbing, tantalization, teasing
means	(noun) playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" teasing
means	(noun) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb teasing, comb-out
means	(adjective) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell quizzical, teasing, mocking
means	(adjective) arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile" teasing
means	(adjective) causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" vexing, pestering, pestiferous, vexatious, galling, plaguy, pesky, teasing, annoying, plaguey, nettlesome, bothersome, irritating