razz
Americanverb (used with object)
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
There was no need to razz his players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2018
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
He neglected to wear a winter coat on his recruiting visit to campus, a sartorial snafu the assistant coach Mike Gibbons still razzes him about.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2019
“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
Politicians, lobbyists, billionaires and movie stars also treat it as a PR opportunity; if they get razzed, they can show us what good sports they are.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025
On the social media platform X, users razzed Koy for bombing with jokes about a bomb movie.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 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
The score constantly changed as the game continued, and they razzed each other like any street ballplayers as they took turns with the lead.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
We were razzing, “At least this isn’t a tarantula.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Despite the blooper that garnered razzing from Branch’s own father, a speed and track coach who sent his youngest son extra workouts, the freshman’s dynamic return was a welcome sight for the Trojans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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
I figured his buddies must have been razzing him at work, maybe telling him they’d seen me out with another guy or something.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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