Verb: tease teez
- Mock or make fun of playfully
"the flirting man teased the young woman";
- jape
- Deliberately provoke by mocking or poking fun
"The children teased the new teacher";
- razz [N. Amer, informal], rag, cod [Brit, informal], bait, taunt, twit [informal], rally, ride [N. Amer, informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
- Annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer";
- badger, pester, bug, beleaguer
- To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
"She has a way of teasing men with her flirtatious behaviour"; "The advertisement is intended to tease the customers"
- Ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
"She teased her hair to create more volume";
- fluff
- Disentangle and raise the fibers of
"tease wool"; "tease apart wool";
- tease apart, loosen
- Raise the nap of (fabrics)
"The worker teased the wool to create a softer texture"
- Tear into pieces
"tease tissue for microscopic examinations"
- The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
"he ignored their teases";
- teasing, ribbing, tantalization, wind-up [Brit, informal], tantalisation [Brit]
- Someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
"Don't take him seriously, he's just a tease";
- teaser, kidder, ribber [informal]
- A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
"The tease flirted with multiple suitors at the party";
- coquette, flirt, vamp [informal], vamper, minx, flirter
Sounds like: teamed, t, tease, tea
Derived forms: teasing, teased, teases
Type of: adult female, bedevil, bemock [archaic], blackguard, change surface, comb, comb out, control, crucify, disentangle, dun, frustrate, guy, harassment, jest at, keep in line, laugh at, make fun of, manipulate, mock, molestation, persona non grata, poke fun, rag, rib [informal], ridicule, rip up, roast [informal], shred, straighten out, tear up, torment, unsnarl, unwelcome person, woman
Encyclopedia: Tease