tease

Example Sentences

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Customers and investors can expect Apple to announce more products in the days ahead as CEO Tim Cook teased on X last week that this would be a “big week” for releases.

From Barron's

He said it in that silly, teasing tone we’d been using this whole time, but he might as well have grabbed my heart and squeezed it in his fist.

From Literature

Somewhere in between the teasing and the bickering, I’d come to think of him as more than a mandatory partner.

From Literature

The company teased additional product news later in the week, so we’ll be keeping you updated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early on, both sisters sound like typical young teens, sometimes teasing and full of fun, other times bored or frustrated.

From Literature