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tease

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verb

ˈtēz How to pronounce tease (audio)
teased; teasing

transitive verb

1
a
: to make fun of : kid
b
: to disturb or annoy by persistent irritating or provoking especially in a petty or mischievous way
c
: to annoy with petty persistent requests : pester
also : to obtain by repeated coaxing
d
: to persuade to acquiesce especially by persistent small efforts : coax
e
: to manipulate or influence as if by teasing
2
: to comb (hair) by taking hold of a strand and pushing the short hairs toward the scalp with the comb
3
: to tantalize especially by arousing desire or curiosity often without intending to satisfy it
4
a
: to disentangle and lay parallel by combing or carding
tease wool
b
: teasel
5
: to tear in pieces
especially : to shred (a tissue or specimen) for microscopic examination
teasingly
ˈtē-ziŋ-lē How to pronounce tease (audio)
adverb

tease

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act of teasing : the state of being teased
2
: one that teases

Synonyms

Verb

Noun

Choose the Right Synonym for tease

worry, annoy, harass, harry, plague, pester, tease mean to disturb or irritate by persistent acts.

worry implies an incessant goading or attacking that drives one to desperation.

pursued a policy of worrying the enemy

annoy implies disturbing one's composure or peace of mind by intrusion, interference, or petty attacks.

you're doing that just to annoy me

harass implies petty persecutions or burdensome demands that exhaust one's nervous or mental power.

harassed on all sides by creditors

harry may imply heavy oppression or maltreatment.

the strikers had been harried by thugs

plague implies a painful and persistent affliction.

plagued all her life by poverty

pester stresses the repetition of petty attacks.

constantly pestered with trivial complaints

tease suggests an attempt to break down one's resistance or rouse to wrath.

children teased the dog

Example Sentences

Verb He and his wife enjoy teasing each other about their different tastes in music. The other children teased her because she was wearing braces. He was always teased by his brother about being short. Oh, don't get so angry. I was just teasing! The boy's mother told him to stop teasing the dog. Noun a pretty girl who has the reputation of being a bit of a tease The lower rate is just a tease to attract new customers. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Below, the cast and crew tease the new season and possible return of other beloved characters. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Moreover, Randolph learned from her sources that Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania might tease the Fantastic Four in some way at the end of the film. Chris Smith, BGR, 28 Aug. 2022 Watch Bailey introduce her YouTube channel and tease her upcoming solo music below. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 18 July 2022 Will Apple tease its new XR Headset at its Worldwide Developer Conference tomorrow? Charlie Fink, Forbes, 5 June 2022 Morris and his team have been circulating provocative slides that tease a coming counter-narrative to political attacks against the president's son. Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 18 May 2022 While no official specs have been released, Zuckerberg did tease a couple new features of the headset. WIRED, 29 Aug. 2022 Demi Lovato called into the SiriusXM studios on Monday (July 18) to tease their forthcoming album Holy Fvck. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 18 July 2022 Liu went on to tease the movie's plot, referencing internet chatter that has thrust wild theories about the story — which Gerwig worked on with her longtime partner, Noah Baumbach — into the ether. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 31 May 2022
Noun
Films set in hotel rooms seem to require reversals, and this one offers plenty as the two argue, cajole, threaten and tease. John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2022 These product events have started to feel very slick yet samey over the years, so Apple might be inspired to inject a little excitement into this one and tease something brand new. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 After a tease a couple of months ago, Krispy Kreme’s Original Glazed Soft Serve ice cream has finally hit the Gulf Coast. al, 23 Aug. 2022 It’s a tease that delivers all the more once viewers realize what’s happening. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Moments after a potential tease for Bray Wyatt, Adam Pearce really built up an eighth participant, only for the reveal to be Theory. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 3 July 2022 For the prequel, Gabaldon will serve as a consulting producer, an unsurprising move given the author’s previous tease of a prequel novel starring Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2022 One more tease: The High Evolutionary (to be played in the film by Chukwudi Iwuji), appears — in all his purple glory — to walk from the back of Hall H to the front and insults us humans and threatens to dissect us all. Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022 Finally, what is your cryptic tease for the second-to-last episode? Dan Snierson, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan; akin to Old High German zeisan to tease

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a

Noun

1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tease was before the 12th century

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