Reference meaning
teasing
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the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
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Other meanings
2. noun
playful vexation
3. noun
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
4. adjective
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
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