Words · Common
tease
/tiz/ · 5 letters · 4 distinct letters
- verb
annoy persistently
The children teased the boy because of his stammer
- noun
someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
- verb
harass with persistent criticism or carping
The children teased the new teacher
- noun
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
- noun
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases