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(noun) playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing" |
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Related Words: caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp |
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(satellite adjective) arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile" |
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(noun) the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb |
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Synonyms: comb-out |
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Related Words: comb, combing |
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(noun) the act of teasing; provoking someone with persistent annoyances |
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Synonyms: tease |
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Related Words: harassment, molestation |
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(satellite adjective) playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell |
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Synonyms: mocking, quizzical |
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(satellite adjective) causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" |
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Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing |
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