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tease
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)
- To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
- To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
- To back-comb.
- (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
- 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 ", Toxic Zombie Onslaught
- 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 ", Toxic Zombie Onslaught
- (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; […]."
- 1684, Samuel Butler, Hudibras
- (transitive) To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
- (transitive) To entice, tempt.
- (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)
- One who teases.
- A single act of teasing.
- 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
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heckler
English
Etymology
heckle +? -er
Pronunciation
Noun
heckler (plural hecklers)
- One who heckles; somebody who insults, makes fun of, or teases.
- (US, military, slang) An aircraft flying attack missions at night.
- Alternative form of hackler (“worker who separates flax”)
Related terms
- heckler's veto
Translations
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