giving a hard time
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- hasslingPersistent irritating pressure
- buggingSecretly recording conversations
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- pesteringPersistent unwanted attention
tormenting · ribbing · needling · mocking · bullying · razzing · harassing · annoying · irritating · goading · picking · provoking · badgering · hounding · roasting · trolling · sarcasm · jabs
emotional support
giving a hard timecomforting
Giving emotional ease
encouraging · reassuring · building up · consoling · cheering up
cooperation vs. obstruction
giving a hard timehelping out
Providing voluntary assistance
facilitating · assisting · accommodating · bending over backwards · rolling out the red carpet