teasings

Noun

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
• playful vexation
• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
• plural of teasing

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 the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect

Synonyms

badger, bait, beleaguer, bug, card, cod, comb-out, fluff, loosen, pester, rag, rally, razz, ribbing, ride, tantalise, tantalization, tantalize, taunt, tease, tease apart, teasing, twit