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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tease /tiz/USA pronunciation v., teased, teas•ing, n. v. - to irritate, bother, or anger (someone or an animal) with jokes, playful words or actions, or other annoyances: [~ + object]She teased me about my girlfriends.[no object]Don't tease; it's cruel to animals.
- to excite someone's interest or desire with no intention to gratify it;
tantalize: [no object]She thought he really liked her, but he was just teasing.[~ + object]just teasing her. - to fluff up (the hair) by holding at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo:[~ + object]Her hair was teased.
n. [countable] - a person who teases:She's such a tease.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tease (tēz),USA pronunciation v., teased, teas•ing, n. v.t. - to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling raillery, or other annoyance, often in sport.
- to pull apart or separate the adhering fibers of (wool or the like), as in combing or carding;
comb or card, as wool;
shred. - to ruffle (the hair) by holding it at the ends and combing toward the scalp so as to give body to a hairdo.
- to raise a nap on (cloth) with teasels;
teasel. - Radio and Television, Show Business, Slang TermsAlso, teaser. [Television Slang.]a short scene or highlight shown at the beginning of a film or television show to attract the audience's attention.
v.i. - to provoke or disturb a person or animal by importunity or persistent petty annoyances.
n. - a person who teases or annoys.
- the act of teasing or the state of being teased.
- bef. 1000; Middle English tesen (verb, verbal), Old English tǣsan to pull, tear, comb; cognate with Middle Low German tesen, Old High German zeisan to pluck
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trouble, disturb, vex; harass. See bother.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mollify.
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