kid around

VERB

tease

Synonyms

WEAK

annoy badger bait banter bother chaff disturb dog fool around give a hard time goad harass josh lead on mock needle nudge pester pick on rag razz rib ride ridicule roast taunt

Example Sentences

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“When a goat finds itself between a rock and a hard place, our firefighters don’t kid around!”

From Los Angeles Times

Had armed men followed this kid around?

From Salon

Danvers enjoys pushing the kid around as she molds him into a – you can say it out loud– true detective.

From Salon

Certain parents didn’t think they could trust any other kid around their little prince or princess.

From Literature

He is not the soul of patience — who could be, with such a tetchy grown kid around the house? — but he is not going anywhere.

From New York Times