teasing

/หˆtiหzษชล‹/

IPA: /T IY1 Z IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.

  2. 2

    To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.

  3. 3

    To back-comb.

  4. 4

    To poke fun at.

  5. 5

    To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

  6. 6

    To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.

  7. 7

    To entice, tempt.

  8. 8

    To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.

noun
  1. 1

    The act of teasing; making fun of or making light of.

    โ€œTeasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tease, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/teasing