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tease
verb as in aggravate, provoke
Strongest matches
annoy, badger, bother, harass, mock, needle, nudge, pester, pick on, ridicule, tantalize, taunt, torment
Example Sentences
For much of its runtime, “Keeper” succeeds as an elegant tease, setting up familiar horror prompts and then letting the audience stew in their giddy uncertainty.
Worse, her classmates teased her for being biracial.
Anchor Trace Gallagher teased another Sept. 2 news segment by once again showing the video, saying, “It’s a riot outside a Portland ICE facility.”
Roman teases me about how much it would be worth if I’d kept it in good condition.
“Jeffrey likes pillows too much. It’s getting a little busy in here,” he adds, teasing his partner.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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