teasing

US: /ˈtizɪŋ/
UK: /tˈiːzɪŋ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


teasing /'ti:ziɳ/
  • danh từ
    • sự chòng ghẹo, sự trêu tức, sự trêu chọc
    • sự quấy rầy
    • sự tháo, sự rút sợi; sự gỡ rối (chỉ)
    • sự chải (len, dạ)
    • tính từ
      • chòng ghẹo, trêu tức, trêu chọc
      • quấy rầy

    Thesaurus dictionary


    v.
    1 bait, taunt, torment, harass, bedevil, bother, nettle, plague, chaff, pester, annoy, irritate, needle, goad, badger, provoke, vex, twit, tantalize, frustrate, Non-Standard aggravate, Colloq guy, pick on, rib, drive mad or crazy, drive up the wall, Brit take the mickey out of, Slang rag:
    Stop teasing the animals! Frances would tease me by agreeing to go out and then begging off with a headache.
    2 coax, worry, winkle, work, manipulate:
    He was finally able to tease the broken piece of key out of the lock.

    Concise English dictionary


    teases|teased|teasingtɪːz
    noun
    +someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)
    +a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
    +the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
    verb
    +annoy persistently
    +harass with persistent criticism or carping
    +to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them
    +tear into pieces
    +raise the nap of (fabrics)
    +disentangle and raise the fibers of
    +separate the fibers of
    +mock or make fun of playfully
    +ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect