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😜 To tease 👅 A mocking sound 😝 To taunt
to nyah

to nyah

9.9
To make a short teasing sound to annoy or mock someone
  • verb
  • /nɪə/
  • Informal
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  • The children would nyah at each other during recess to get attention.

Examples

  • He started to nyah loudly, making his friends laugh and his sister frown.

  • She couldn't help but nyah after winning the last round of the game.

  • She nyah at him playfully.

  • Why do you always nyah at your brother?

  • The kids would nyah at their friends during lunch to see who would react.

  • After he scored the winning goal, she couldn't help but nyah to annoy him.

  • Whenever she won a game, she would nyah to tease her opponents.

Synonyms

to tease
vsto nyah
245 1.9

To make fun of someone in a way that annoys them

uses a repeated teasing sound meant to annoy rather than be playful
to taunt
vsto nyah
  • Offensive
93 5.8

To mock someone again and again to make them angry or upset

is a repeated teasing sound rather than general mocking actions
to razz
vsto nyah
  • Informal
5 9.1

To tease someone in a playful or annoying way

uses a repeated teasing sound meant to annoy rather than playful mocking

Idioms

nyah nyah
  • Offensive
9.9

A short sing-song sound children make to tease someone

How Teasing

to mock
  • Offensive
209 3.4
to tease
245 1.9
to nyah
  • Informal
9.9
to banter
  • Informal
9 4.6

Surface Forms

nyah infinitive
nyah'd past
nyah'd past participle
nyahing present participle
nyahs third person singular

Etymology

To nyah means to make that repeated teasing sound, like when kids go nyah-nyah to annoy a friend. So to nyah at someone is to playfully 'tease' or mock them.