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teasingly
adverb
uk /ˈtiː.zɪŋ.li/ us /ˈtiː.zɪŋ.li/
in a way that shows that you are laughing at someone or saying unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person:
We teasingly called her Betty Spaghetti because she always ordered pasta when we went out to eat.
They teasingly gave the boy a hard time because he couldn't say the word "scissors" without whistling.
in a way that causes interest or excitement, especially sexual excitement:
She winked at him teasingly from across the room.
The band posted some photos on social media that teasingly hinted that a new album was forthcoming.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Teasing
chaff
joke
josh
kid
kiddingly
leg
only joking!idiom
pull someone's legidiom
rag
rag on someone
raillery
rib
ribbing
roast
spoof
standing joke
tease
teaser
wind
wind something up
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