teasing (
http://definr.com/teasing)
adj 1: playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a
somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence
Durrell [syn:
mocking,
quizzical]
2: arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it; "her
lazy teasing smile"
3: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay";
"nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of
pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a
teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious
child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
[syn:
annoying,
bothersome,
galling,
irritating,
nettlesome,
pesky,
pestering,
pestiferous,
plaguy,
plaguey,
vexatious,
vexing]
n 1: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
(especially by ridicule); provoking someone with
persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his
ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn:
tease,
ribbing]
2: playful vexation; "the parody was just a form of teasing"
3: the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb [syn:
comb-out]