teasing in WordNet English dictionary

1. causing irritation or annoyance
   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
   annoying  bothersome  galling  irritating  nettlesome  pesky  pestering  pestiferous  plaguy  plaguey  teasing  vexatious  vexing 
   
2. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
   "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
   mocking  teasing  quizzical 
   
3. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
   "her lazy teasing smile"
   teasing 
   

1. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
   comb-out  teasing 
   
2. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
   "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent"
   tease  teasing  ribbing  tantalization 
   
3. playful vexation
   "the parody was just a form of teasing"
   teasing