Antonyms for teasing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : teez

Phonetic Transcription : tiz

Definition of teasing

Origin : "one who teases," 1852, from tease (v.). Specifically as short for cock-teaser, it was in use by 1976.

adj pestering

Example sentences :

It suited his whim, and it did more than that: it gave him a chance to speak to her in his teasing way.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Napoleon flushed with anger, enraged both at the intrusion and the teasing.
Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa

No; the spirit of a lion is not to be roused by the teasing of an insect.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

She smiled faintly, vaguely, tolerantly, as if she enjoyed his pleasure in teasing her.
Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells

"I know," answered Bart, for he had a habit of teasing his sister.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

Of course he'd be sorry for her, and all that, but he would only show it by teasing.
Extract from : « Great Uncle Hoot-Toot » by Mrs. Molesworth

Cicely Howe has been teasing me to stop over and go with her.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Miss Maud's "teasing" concerning the widow had set Jed to thinking.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

"He meant that he will come up to see you," replied Dic, teasing her.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

There had been a bit of a teasing lilt in her half smothered words.
Extract from : « Once to Every Man » by Larry Evans

Synonyms for teasing

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