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were teasing

  • past progressive of tease.

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"Some of the lads were teasing me and saying it must have been quite easy to earn a living in Serie A," Falcao says.

From BBC Nov. 10, 2022

Earlier that month, the man — who appears to face mental health challenges — was detained by police after yelling at some schoolchildren nearby who were teasing him.

From Seattle Times Aug. 7, 2022

In August 2001, they were teasing the world with "Androgyny," the lead single from their third album "beautifulgarbage."

From Salon Nov. 8, 2021

She didn’t say it was because the other kids were teasing her, but I saw today she was listening to rap and hip-hop.

From Slate Feb. 9, 2021

They were teasing you for not getting that date you assured them was in the bag.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher