video teaser

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A short video that gives a quick preview of something, used to make people interested in the full version.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a video teaser' or 'two video teasers'.

   Patterns

   • a video teaser for something
   • release a video teaser
   • watch the video teaser

   The film studio released a video teaser to build excitement for the new movie.

   She watched the video teaser for the concert and immediately bought tickets.

   The company posted a video teaser on social media ahead of the product launch.

2. 2nouncountable

   A short promotional clip that shows only small parts of a longer video, often to create curiosity.

   Grammar: Countable; often used with 'for' to show what is being teased.

   Patterns

   • video teaser for a film
   • video teaser of the event
   • drop a video teaser

   The video teaser for the new series showed just a few seconds of action.

   Fans analyzed every frame of the video teaser to guess the plot.

   They dropped a video teaser on YouTube last week.

Word forms

Common combinations

release a video teaser

The band released a video teaser for their upcoming album.

video teaser for something

Have you seen the video teaser for the new game?

watch a video teaser

Millions watched the video teaser within hours.

short video teaser

They shared a short video teaser to announce the event.

Synonyms and how they differ

trailer

A trailer is a longer, more complete preview, often two to three minutes; a video teaser is usually very short and may not show much.

preview

A preview can be any short sample, not necessarily a video; a video teaser is specifically a video clip.

promo

A promo is a general promotional video or advertisement; a video teaser is shorter and aims to create curiosity.

Word family

teaser noun

A short advertisement or clip that teases something.

tease verb

To tantalize or give a small hint of something.

Commonly confused: video teaser or trailer?

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