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teasing
adjective as in pestering
Strongest matches
Strong matches
badgering, bothering, disturbing, exasperating, harassing, kidding, plaguing, provoking, ribbing, taunting, tickling, tormenting, vexing
Example Sentences
They pressed with intensity, tested Real Madrid's defence with Kelly's teasing balls and could rely on Russo's sharpness in front of goal.
A text from a co-worker teasing Michael Chavez about winning the lottery led him to check his ticket.
In that great play, part of the pleasure is teasing out when the host couple, George and Martha, are playing a malevolent prank on their guests or tearing each other apart for real.
The rain blew harder, strafing the windows, and as brother and sister talked, at times teasing one another, they suggested they were learning that life comes in increments of loss and renewal.
They appear to know how to evade detection by TikTok's content moderators, while generating the right amount of sexual teasing to pique customers' interest.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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