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
They casually bicker and lightly razz one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 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
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
The first time they speak, Elodie razzes him reflexively.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
“Everybody razzes each other; you just have to not take yourself too seriously.”
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 16, 2015
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
Obama razzed himself by saying, “I am the only person stupid enough to speak after Michelle Obama,” but he did just fine.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024
When she performed “Flowers,” she razzed the seemingly sleepy audience: “Why are you acting like you don’t know this song?”
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
His fellow clubbies razzed him good-naturedly the next day, and RJ’s response was another step in his growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
In the locker room afterward, TV cameras crowded around Forrest’s cubby, and his teammates razzed him.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
Carlos razzed, still on get-back from Shannon being slick and for laughing at my basketball crack.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
But the scrutiny of those with Oval Office ambitions is remorseless, and the razzing Ms. Ocasio-Cortez received over recent halting and fuzzy answers have only increased such oversight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
First, Johnson asked Santana pointed questions, streaming all the while, but then he just started razzing him.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2023
It wasn’t malicious, just good old-fashioned razzing; Randolph palled around with James at the close of media day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
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
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