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Synonyms for Tease (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)):
teaser, annoyer, vexer

WordNet sense 2 (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men):
coquette, flirt, minx, vamp, prickteaser, vamper

WordNet sense 3 (annoy persistently):
badger, beleaguer, bug, pester

WordNet sense 4 (separate the fibers of):
card

WordNet sense 5 (disentangle and raise the fibers of):
loosen, tease apart

WordNet sense 6 (harass with persistent criticism or carping):
bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalize, taunt, twit, tantalise

WordNet sense 7 (the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances):
tantalization, ribbing, teasing

WordNet sense 8 (ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect):
fluff


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