tease
Example Sentences
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The King, who seemed in festive form, joked with carol singers that they must be "moonlighting from the Royal Opera House" and teased reporters that they were not getting to test the drinks on display.
From BBC
There, Erikson teased out the stealthy, almost sinister peculiarities of modern man-made hazards, like radioactivity and toxicity, and their special, traumatic effects.
In the group Slack, Claudius became an oddly real presence, a co-worker people collaborated with in small groups, teased and collectively tried to outsmart.
In November, Young Thug teased to TMZ he and the singer had another collaboration in the works.
From Los Angeles Times
Now, if only Jay could mount the flat-screen television on the wall, Al says, teasing his son.
From Los Angeles Times
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