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teasing

teasing

1 3.7
Giving small hints about something to make people curious
  • noun
  • /ˈtiːzɪŋ/
translation icon : expectación
  • Obviously, lots of fans are expecting new characters, and Whedon's teasing that might happen.

And moving on to the next section, which we'll do a little tease here is do a little tease here.

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Examples

  • What I'm asking this time is for the producers to stop with the teasing and make the decision early.

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  • I've had it pre-ordered for a while now, and with about a week to go I'm getting these teasing "drips" of it.

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  • But after a few days of teasing, winter returned.

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  • This teasing of Apple fans that I do sometimes usually falls into this category.

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  • Because if it doesn't, after this teasing, I will blow up the Earth.

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  • I see some teasing on your end but no qualifications or takeaways.

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  • - Teasing.

  • (BTW, I'm very much looking forward to Mango, and I don't want it released until it's totally ready, but I agree with those who complain that the teasing has gone on a bit long.

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  • The game's next update—4.0—was "announced" with the teasing of three new classes, and as of now, two of these classes, the Troubadour and the Gunslinger, have been revealed, leaving only one more in the shadows.

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  • The marketing team is teasing a new product reveal scheduled for next month.

Antonyms

738 1.5

A public statement that gives important information

38 4.0

Showing information or parts that were hidden before

How Revealing

unveiling
  • Formal
24 4.1
announcement
738 1.5
to preview
34 3.1
teasing
1 3.7
hint
229 1.5

Surface Forms

teasing singular
teasings plural

Morphology

teasing = tease (transparent) = tease + ing

Marketing usage ('teasing a product') is a predictable extension of 'to tease' meaning 'to arouse interest', formed by '-ing'.

Etymology

Teasing in marketing comes from tease and the related word teaser, both meaning 'to give a small hint' or 'to provoke interest'. So a marketing 'teasing' gives just a little information to make people curious.