Meaning & Definition of Teasing in English

1. 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"

2. Playful vexation

• "The parody was just a form of teasing"

3. The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

1. Playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• "His face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- lawrence durrell

2. Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

• "Her lazy teasing smile"

3. 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"