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teasing

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtiːzɪŋ/

From the verb tease: (⇒ conjugate)
teasing is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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Collocations for "teasing"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "teasing" in context.

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tease

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. tease your [friends, brother, classmate, girlfriend]
  2. stop teasing [her, your brother, your sister]
  3. was [just, only] teasing (him)
  4. (always) teasing her about her [hair, actions, day]
  5. was teased by [other students, bullies]
  6. teased [in class, at school]
  7. was [never, always] teased [at school, as a child]
  8. teased [for, about] his [glasses, grades]
  9. teased for [being, having, going]
  10. teased about [being]
  11. teased and [tormented, bullied, taunted, tortured]
  12. is always being teased
  13. teased and made fun of
  14. no one [likes, enjoys] being teased
  15. tease the [audience, crowd, reader]
  16. tease them with a [trailer, sneak peek]
  17. teased his hair [up, into, towards]
  18. tease (it) with [gel, mousse, a blow dryer, a comb]
  19. tease [it, the truth, an explanation] out of her
  20. teased out of him [the reason, why, how]
n
  1. [a gentle, an affectionate, a loving] tease
  2. a [stocking, leg, shoulder] tease
  3. get [excited, turned on, angry] by a tease
  4. is [thought of, seen] as a tease
  5. [loves, likes] a (bit of) a tease
  6. is such a tease!
  7. is just being a tease!
  8. you (little) tease!
  9. sexually explicit: she's a [prick, cock] -tease
'teasing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "teasing" in the title:

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I like <to tease> <teasing> you. - English Only forum
I was teasing - to tease is something bad, isn't it? - English Only forum
She seemed <to> delight in teasing me - English Only forum
Smith was at his most teasing. - English Only forum
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