different between tease vs bulling

English

Alternative forms

• teaze (dated)

Etymology

From Middle English tesen, from Old English t?san (“to tease”), from Proto-West Germanic *taisijan (“to separate, tug, shred”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?z, IPA^(key): /ti?z/
• Homophones: teas, tees
• Rhymes: -i?z

Verb

tease (third-person singular simple present teases, present participle teasing, simple past and past participle teased)

1. To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
2. To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
3. To back-comb.
4. (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
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5. (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
   • 1684, Samuel Butler, Hudibras

     Not by the force of carnal reason, / But indefatigable teasing.

   • "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; […]."

6. (transitive) To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
7. (transitive) To entice, tempt.
8. (transitive, informal) To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

Usage notes

• Tease, in the sense of "make fun of," can refer to cruel statements but also affectionate or harmless ones, which may be taken in good humour by the recipient. By contrast, taunt only refers to cruel statements, as does mock unless qualified (e.g. gently mock).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

tease (plural teases)

1. One who teases.
2. A single act of teasing.
3. One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.

   Synonyms: cock tease, cocktease, cockteaser, prickteaser

Translations

Anagrams

• Seeta, setae, setæ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l??/

Verb

bulling

1. present participle of bull

Noun

bulling (plural bullings)

1. The mating of a cow with a bull.
   • 1865, British Farmer's Magazine (issue 48, page 8)

     Much difference of opinion exists as to the number of bullings a cow should receive. Here, I think, good judgment should be used. If the bull is cool and quiet, and some time has intervened since he had his last cow, one good leap is better than more […]

   • 1874, The Farmer's Magazine (page 273)

     The herdsman left last autumn, and by his leaving the dates of service were lost, and the bullings of only a few cows could be given.