teasing
part of speech
noun (teasing — uncountable); verb form (teasing, from tease); adjective (teasing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Teasing is making fun of someone or annoying them with words or tricks, sometimes in a friendly way and sometimes in a hurtful way. tree →
2) Teasing can also mean playfully trying to make an animal or person want something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school and feelings, friendly teasing is gentle and both people laugh; hurtful teasing about looks, names or families makes someone sad and can become bullying. If teasing hurts, tell the person to stop and tell an adult. In safety, teasing animals (pulling tails, waving food) can make them bite. In stories, older siblings often tease the youngest.
examples
- The teasing stopped when the teacher came in. tree →
- His teasing made her cry. tree →
- It was just friendly teasing; we were both laughing. tree →
- Stop teasing the dog; it might bite. tree →
- Teasing about someone's clothes is unkind. tree →
- He gave her a teasing smile. tree →
- If the teasing doesn't stop, tell an adult. tree →
- But she was not teasing him; those times were past. tree →
note
Uncountable noun: «teasing», not «a teasing». Verb «tease» (teased, teasing; drop the e). Friendly teasing becomes bullying when it is repeated and someone is hurt. A «tease» is also a person who teases.
In the corpora
- Teasing people about who they like can stop them being friends at all.
- Teasing an animal is unkind and can teach it to bite or scratch.
- To fancy someone means to like them in a special way; chanting it at someone is teasing.
- Boys and girls can be friends, and teasing someone for who they play with is unkind.
- Teasing about someone's looks, skin colour, religion or family is not allowed, and adults must stop it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «teasing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.