Collocations for "teasing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "teasing" in context.
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tease
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- tease your [friends, brother, classmate, girlfriend]
- stop teasing [her, your brother, your sister]
- was [just, only] teasing (him)
- (always) teasing her about her [hair, actions, day]
- was teased by [other students, bullies]
- teased [in class, at school]
- was [never, always] teased [at school, as a child]
- teased [for, about] his [glasses, grades]
- teased for [being, having, going]
- teased about [being]
- teased and [tormented, bullied, taunted, tortured]
- is always being teased
- teased and made fun of
- no one [likes, enjoys] being teased
- tease the [audience, crowd, reader]
- tease them with a [trailer, sneak peek]
- teased his hair [up, into, towards]
- tease (it) with [gel, mousse, a blow dryer, a comb]
- tease [it, the truth, an explanation] out of her
- teased out of him [the reason, why, how]
- [a gentle, an affectionate, a loving] tease
- a [stocking, leg, shoulder] tease
- get [excited, turned on, angry] by a tease
- is [thought of, seen] as a tease
- [loves, likes] a (bit of) a tease
- is such a tease!
- is just being a tease!
- you (little) tease!
- sexually explicit: she's a [prick, cock] -tease
'teasing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):