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teased
verb as in aggravate, provoke
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Her neon blue hair is teased high with a gray stripe emerging from the front.
She was 16 when she enrolled in middle school, but her classmates teased her relentlessly.
The children teased my parents about their budding romance and my parents, in turn, fell in love with their tiny wards.
Walking Dead actors have teased a variety of location changes or this new season, which is generally great news.
However, they were more likely to report being teased at school because of their parents.
Ethel thought it useless, and was teased by it; and though her answers were chiefly correct, they were given in an irritated tone.
The child can't possibly have behaved properly, Kurt, or the district attorney's sons would not have teased her.
He had not teased her about her looks for a long time, and now just as he was leaving her, 'twas more than she could bear.
You teased my mother out of her last few minutes of life, and now you want to get the mastery over me!
At first, the matter was not regarded seriously; on the contrary, the two were teased about it, especially the boy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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