tease
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tiz
tiz
/tˈiːz/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "tease"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ āĻžāĻŸā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to playfully annoy someone by making jokes or sarcastic remarks
Transitive: to tease sb
to tease definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Friends may tease one another with good-natured humor during social gatherings.
āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϰāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇ āϏāĻĻāϝāĻŧ āϰāϏāĻŋāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāρāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āφāϝāĻŧāϤāύ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to add height and texture to hair by gently combing it backward in small sections
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Transitive: to tease hair
to tease definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stylist carefully teased each layer to achieve a fuller look.
āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϤāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āωāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŸā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϞāϤ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāρāϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻšāϜāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻŋāϰ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to gently comb or brush tangled hair in order to make it smooth and separated
Transitive: to tease tangled strands of hair or fabric
to tease definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He teased her curly hair to make it easier to style.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āρāĻ•āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋ āϚ⧁āϞ āϚāĻŋāϰ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāχāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ āĻžāĻŸā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāϜāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

mock or make fun of playfully
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āφāρāĻļ āφāϞāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻŋāϰ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

separate the fibers of
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āϚāĻŋāϰ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤ⧋āϞāĻž

to use a teasel to raise or lift the fibers of fabric
Transitive: to tease a fabric
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She carefully teased the nap of the velvet with a teasel to enhance its feel.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻ–āĻŽāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϟāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻŋāϰ⧁āύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻŋāρāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to rip or shred something into small parts
Transitive: to tease sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He teased the old letter to shreds, unable to hold back his frustration.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āϚāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽāϞāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϞ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to flirt or provoke someone in a suggestive way without intending to fulfill any romantic or physical interest
Transitive: to tease sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He teased her with flirtatious comments, knowing he would n’t pursue anything.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϟāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϟāĻŋāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻœā§‡āύ⧇ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āχ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to repeatedly bother or provoke someone with small, persistent demands or requests
Transitive: to tease sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The child teased her parents with constant questions about the trip.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž-āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ āĻžāĻŸā§āϟāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀, āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϏāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀

someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
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āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϏ, āĻ āĻžāĻŸā§āϟāĻž

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
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āĻĒā§āϰāϞ⧋āĻ­āύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀, āĻŽā§‹āĻšāĻŋāύ⧀

a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

teased
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