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Uncommontease
The correct spelling is tease.
How to pronounce tease
/tiːz/
nounIPA: /tiːz/
Say it like: Tee-se
The correct spelling is tease. One who teases.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.One who teases.
- 2.A single act of teasing.
- 3.One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.
verb
- 1.To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
- 2.To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
- 3.To back-comb.
- 4.To poke fun at.
- 5.To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
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