· the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"

Synonym(s): tease, ribbing, tantalization

Hypernym(s): harassment, molestation

· playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"

Hypernym(s): play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

· the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

Synonym(s): comb-out

Hypernym(s): comb, combing

· playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell

Synonym(s): mocking, quizzical

· arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her lazy teasing smile"

· 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"

Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, vexatious, vexing