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teased
verb as in aggravate, provoke
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.
The habeas corpus complaint repeatedly characterized a teenage Fiorella as a shy, quiet child who was teased by peers for being “slow.”
I teased Wes about whether he could dance salsa, and he replied — perhaps a little too confidently — that he could.
The crowd’s alternative style was imbued with Latin flair: Latinos in black vaquero boots clicked their heels against the concrete, while lace veils flowed above their carefully teased hair.
"There are probably going to be a few guys that think they are going to be on the team that aren't going to be," Bradley teased.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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