de Scherzbold (one who teases) · es camelador (one who teases) · da drillepind (one who teases) · es encandilamiento (a single act of teasing) · es camelo (a single act of teasing) · ga ciapaire (one who teases) · ga clipire (one who teases) · ga griogaire (one who teases) · sv retsticka (one who teases) · ga cráiteoir (one who teases)
From Middle English tesen, from Old English tǣsan (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan (“to separate, tug, shred”).
Meanings
(transitive) To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
(transitive) To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
(transitive) To backcomb.
(transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
The difference between teasing and taunting is like the difference between kissing and spitting. The ingredients are the same; it is the emotion that determines whether it is pleasing or repellent.... Proper teasing says, in effect, "I know all your little oddities and faults, but as they are part of what makes you special, I find them charming." Taunting, in contrast, makes only the harsh statement, "I have noticed what is wrong with you." 1998 February 22, Judith Martin, “Tease and sympathy”, in The Washington Post:
The beast in the past has done horrible stuff / And his victims were left quite displeased / No one knows what he's so angry about / Maybe once in third grade he was teased 2008, Lich King, “Attack of the Wrath of the War of the Death of the Strike of the Sword of the Blood of the Beast”, in Toxic Zombie Onslaught:
(transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]." 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
I am myself, the sweetest temper'd man alive, and hate a teasing temper; and so I tell her a hundred Times a day— 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, I.ii:
Not by the force of carnal reason, / But indefatigable teasing. 1684, Samuel Butler, Hudibras:
He[…]suffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations. 1848, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, volume I, page 76:
(transitive) To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
A young woman, if she fall into bad hands, may be teazed, and kept at a distance from those she wants to be with; but one cannot comprehend a young man’s being under such restraint, as not to be able to spend a week with his father, if he likes it. 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter XIV, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 260:
(transitive) To entice, tempt.
[H]ere comes my Helpmate!—She appears in great good humour——how happy I should be if I could teaze her into loving me tho' but a little—— 1777, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, The School for Scandal, III.i:
(transitive) To deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
My favorite fantasy is being tied down and teased and teased. 1976 February 7, Rosenjoy, “Sadomasochism: The Theory And The Practice”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 11:
(informal, transitive) To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
a less interesting character here than in the previous two films, Caesar glowers through the movie, as though aware that he has been condemned to a script that is rushing to clear the stage for the straightforward Planet Of The Apes remake first teased in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes. 2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club:
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entice) · mk за́кача (to poke fun at) · sh провоци́рати (to poke fun at) · es peinar (to separate the fibers) · mk за́кача (to provoke or disturb) · vi chọc (to poke fun at) · sv karda (to comb) · pt seduzir (to entice) · es peinar (to comb) · fr carder (to separate the fibers) · th ยั่ว (to provoke or disturb) · nb erte (to poke fun at) · el ξεμπλέκω (to separate the fibers) · rap geu (to poke fun at) · la vexō (to poke fun at) · ga griog (to provoke or disturb) · es mofar (to poke fun at) · ja 誘う (to entice) · ca pentinar (to comb) · nan-hbl 創景 /创景 (to poke fun at) · yi חוזק מאַכן (to poke fun at) · ko 놀리다 (to poke fun at) · mk прима́мува (to entice) · fi kiusata (to provoke or disturb) · gsw zöiklä (to provoke or disturb) · fi härnätä (to poke fun at) · ru начёсывать (to comb) · es embromar (to poke fun at) · pt provocar (to entice) · fi vietellä (to entice) · ca mofar (to poke fun at) · sh задирки́вати (to poke fun at) · de aufziehen (to provoke or disturb) · hu ingerel (to provoke or disturb) · de necken (to poke fun at) · es tomar el pelo (to poke fun at) · es ilusionar (to deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal) · sv karda (to separate the fibers) · gsw usenanderchnüüble (to separate the fibers) · nl plagen (to poke fun at) · pt tentar (to entice) · es vacilar (to poke fun at) · mfe takine (to poke fun at) · pt implicar (to provoke or disturb) · bg разнищвам (to separate the fibers) · es encandilar (to deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal) · es camelar (to deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal) · fi kiusoitella (to poke fun at) · sv reta (to provoke or disturb) · it cardare (to separate the fibers) · ga ciap (to poke fun at) · es recochinearse (to poke fun at) · hi छेड़ना (to poke fun at) · ja からかう (to poke fun at) · bg кардирам (to comb) · vi chọc ghẹo (to poke fun at) · sh provocírati (to poke fun at) · de auf den Arm nehmen (to poke fun at) · pt irritar (to provoke or disturb) · izh ärvärtää (to poke fun at) · ga clip (to poke fun at) · pt provocar (to provoke or disturb) · de hecheln (to comb) · nl zinspelen op (to show as forthcoming) · hu bosszant (to provoke or disturb) · ugn okunyiza (to provoke or disturb) · sv kamma (to separate the fibers) · sv reta (to entice) · pt tirar sarro (to poke fun at) · es mofarse (to poke fun at) · de provozieren (to provoke or disturb) · it pettinare (to comb) · es alborotar (to provoke or disturb) · ru поддра́знивать (to poke fun at) · ga cíor (to comb) · ru провоци́ровать (to provoke or disturb) · hi शरारत (to poke fun at) · mi hangatītī (to poke fun at) · es embromar (to provoke or disturb) · es cardar (to separate the fibers) · ta சீண்டு (to provoke or disturb) · pt aborrecer (to provoke or disturb) · ja ちょっかいを出す (to provoke or disturb) · bg закачам се (to poke fun at) · ru дразни́ть (to poke fun at) · fi viekoitella (to entice) · pl dokuczać (to poke fun at) · mk за́дева (to provoke or disturb) · izh narria (to poke fun at) · gd tarraing à (to poke fun at) · ta சீண்டு (to poke fun at) · sh izazívati (to poke fun at) · fi kammata (to comb) · el ξεφτίζω (to separate the fibers) · nan-hbl 創治 /创治 (to poke fun at) · es pitorrearse (to poke fun at) · es esperanzar falsamente (to deliberately arouse someone sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal) · it sedurre (to entice) · cmn 挑逗 (to provoke or disturb) · fr carder (to comb) · de hänseln (to poke fun at) · es chinchar (to provoke or disturb) · fr taquiner (to poke fun at) · cmn 勾引 (to entice) · ta கலாய் (to provoke or disturb) · nn erta (to poke fun at) · bg разчепквам (to separate the fibers) · ga gabh de (to provoke or disturb) · sh изази́вати (to poke fun at) · inc-oas জঙ্কা (to poke fun at) · hu ugrat (to poke fun at) · ru мани́ть (to entice) · ru чеса́ть (to separate the fibers) · fi ärsyttää (to provoke or disturb) · bg дразня (to provoke or disturb) · sv kamma (to comb) · cmn 戲弄 /戏弄 (to poke fun at) · pt cardar (to separate the fibers) · ga gabh do (to poke fun at) · ga spíon (to comb) · fi avata (to separate the fibers) · ugn luganda (to provoke or disturb) · th อ่อย (to entice) · cs škádlit (to poke fun at) · bg ядосвам (to provoke or disturb) · de kämmen (to comb) · it provocare (to provoke or disturb) · as জোঁকা (to poke fun at) · pl drażnić (to poke fun at) · it burlare (to poke fun at) · el πειράζω (to poke fun at) · th แซ็ว (to poke fun at) · da drille (to poke fun at) · es burlarse de (to poke fun at) · pt zombar (to poke fun at) · es acodiciar (to entice) · mk за́дева (to poke fun at) · de aufziehen (to poke fun at) · hi मजे लेना (to poke fun at) · ga saighid faoi (unkindly) (to poke fun at) · es cantusar (to entice) · it burlarsi di (to poke fun at) · it tentare (to entice) · es encantusar (to entice) · eo inciteti (to provoke or disturb) · mi pāengaenga (to poke fun at) · ru зама́нивать (to entice)