razz
Americanverb (used with object)
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razzes,
present (3rd person singular)
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razzed,
past participle, past
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razzing
present participle
noun
verb
noun
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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razzsimple
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razzessimple
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have razzedperfect
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has razzedperfect
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am razzingprogressive
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are razzingprogressive
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is razzingprogressive
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have been razzingperfect progressive
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has been razzingperfect progressive
Past
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razzedsimple
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had razzedperfect
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was razzingprogressive
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were razzingprogressive
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had been razzingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of razz
1910–15, short for raspberry
Vocabulary lists containing razz
Example Sentences
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On Saturday the pair powered through a sustained shower of razz from the grandstands at the Ryder Cup on New York’s Long Island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025
That touched her directors and also took them by surprise, since on set Yeoh was more likely to affectionately razz them than to confess her innermost feelings.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
When he’s not playing baseball nearby, Kolby Southwood might join the tennis group and razz Matt “Doc” Montana by calling him “Grandpa” and slicing a short ball to make Montana run.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Balram drives the three to Delhi, where they stay in a luxurious apartment while he stays in the dingy servants’ quarters in the basement along with other drivers who constantly razz him.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2021
But Branwell didn’t want me to run his father down any more than Margaret wanted me to razz The Registrar.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
“Everybody razzes each other; you just have to not take yourself too seriously.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 16, 2015
Lewis razzes Freud for being obsessed with sex; Freud mocks Lewis’s deference to authority.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2014
Most of the digs are good-humored and he even razzes himself.
From Time ● Sep. 7, 2012
Let us think of the Irish flute in the morn, And the songs of Colum and the songs of Yeats, And forget our jazzes and our razzes and our hates.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2011
During rows with the umps, the sign razzes: OH MY, NO!
From Time Magazine Archive
He razzed Al Gore 1026 times, according to the study’s count.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2025
In the locker room afterward, TV cameras crowded around Forrest’s cubby, and his teammates razzed him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
He razzed the organizers for proceeding with the dinner at the Washington Hilton.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2022
The vocal student section razzed the Texans every time they missed a shot.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Conner and Doug razzed Teddy as they scurried down the hall, Teddy pulling notes out of his backpack frantically.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
We were razzing, “At least this isn’t a tarantula.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Right away, something clicked between the two; their dry wit, direct dialogue and good-natured razzing forging a connection that felt almost instant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
First, Johnson asked Santana pointed questions, streaming all the while, but then he just started razzing him.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2023
They grunted and hooted un-self-consciously, razzing one another and shouting encouragements, using nicknames generated by the group.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
They're forever razzing me about Steve being so rich.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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