tease
verb (used with object)
to irritate or provoke with persistent petty distractions, trifling jests, or other annoyances, often in a playful way.
were teasing
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past progressiveof tease.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Brunson ended up getting fairly close to that despite playing only 32 minutes, saying afterward that teammates were teasing him with Reed jokes.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
"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
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
All the women were laughing and clapping their hands, and all the men were teasing George.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
