See teasing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"intend",
"intend"
],
[
"satisfy",
"satisfy"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
4,
11
]
],
"text": "The teasing itch from the mosquito bite drove her crazy.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Causing irritation or annoyance."
],
"links": [
[
"Causing",
"cause"
],
[
"irritation",
"irritation"
],
[
"annoyance",
"annoyance"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "annoying"
},
{
"word": "bothersome"
},
{
"word": "galling"
},
{
"word": "irritating"
},
{
"word": "nettlesome"
},
{
"word": "pesky"
},
{
"word": "pestering"
},
{
"word": "pestiferous"
},
{
"word": "plaguey"
},
{
"word": "plaguy"
},
{
"word": "vexatious"
},
{
"word": "vexing"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "tēz′ĭng"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtiːz.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtiz.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"Canada",
"General-American",
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtiːz.əŋ/",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʈiːz.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"India"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːzɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "teasing"
}
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