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語源

From tease +‎ -ing.

発音

• enPR: tēz′ĭng
• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/
• (General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA: /ˈtiz.ɪŋ/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈtiːz.əŋ/
• (India) IPA: /ˈʈiːz.ɪŋ/

• 韻: -iːzɪŋ
• ハイフネーション: teas‧ing

動詞

teasing

1. present participle and gerund of tease

名詞

teasing (countable and uncountable, plural teasings)

1. The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone.

   Synonyms: (dated) quizzery, ribbing, tantalization, tease

   Hypernym: bullying

   Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.

2. (Should we delete this sense?) Playful vexation.

   The gentle teasing between siblings filled the house with laughter.

3. The act of removing tangles from one's hair with a comb.

   Synonym: comb-out

   The teasing of her curls took nearly an hour with the fine-tooth comb.

派生語

派生した語

• → French: teasing

形容詞

teasing (comparative more teasing, superlative most teasing)

1. Playfully vexing, especially by ridicule.

   Synonyms: mocking, quizzical

   The children exchanged teasing remarks during recess.

2. Arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it.

   The actress gave him a teasing glance before walking away.

3. Causing irritation or annoyance.

   Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, vexatious, vexing

   The teasing itch from the mosquito bite drove her crazy.

参考

• (noun) harassment, molestation; caper, frolic, gambol, play, romp; comb, combing
• (adjective): playful; seductive; disagreeable

参照

Further reading

• “teasing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• gainset, gainest, ageinst, easting, tagines, giantes, tangies, tsigane, eatings, ingesta, seating, genista, signate, ingates