teasing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiːzɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːzɪŋ

Verb

teasing

1. present participle and gerund of tease

Noun

teasing (countable and uncountable, plural teasings)

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

   Synonym: ribbing

   Teasing can be seen as a kind of workplace abuse.

Derived terms

• Adam-teasing
• Eve-teasing

 

Descendants

• → French: teasing

Anagrams

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

French

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English teasing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ziŋ/

Noun

teasing m (uncountable)

1. a type of enigmatic advertisement

   Synonym: aguichage

Related terms

• teaser

 

Further reading

• teasing on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr