tease
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4.0
- noun
- /tiːz/
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- Snow followed warm days, as if the warm weather were but a cruel joke—a tease of better times.
- just a tease
- joke and tease
Now it's clear that Juan wants to keep his poker face pretty good at it, and it doesn't want to play along with the teasing and hinting game that Michael Dell was maybe going for.
- Now it's clear that Juan wants to keep his poker face pretty good at it, and it doesn't want to play along with the teasing and hinting game that Michael Dell was maybe going for.
Examples
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That was just a little tease.
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On a good day, a man will give away everything just for a few hours of tease.
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They're gonna start with a tease.
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In 2013, Sheryl Sandberg exhorted women to ignore the childhood teases of being bossy girls and to lean into leadership.
Academic text (2015) -
Her playful tease made everyone laugh during the party.
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He gave her a little tease about her outfit, but it was all in good fun.
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The comedian's tease about the audience's reactions had them in stitches.
Synonyms
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3.2
A playful trick done to make people laugh, often at another person
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4.2
A playful remark meant to make people laugh
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2.3
Making fun of someone, often playfully but sometimes hurtfully
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4.4
A friendly joke that tries to make someone laugh without hurting them
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9.9
Light playful teasing talk that is not serious
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4.6
A short teasing remark that makes someone laugh without hurting them
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8.8
Light teasing that is friendly and not meant to hurt
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8.2
Teasing or insulting someone, often in a friendly way
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6.5
An act that teases or tricks someone as a joke
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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9.9
A rude word for a person who shows sexual interest but refuses sex, often making others feel upset
How Teasing
Surface Forms
Etymology
A tease as an act comes from the verb and means a small joke, mock, or provocation that 'pulls' at someone for fun or annoyance. So a tease is an action that teases another person.