teases
Pokes fun at
Teases is the verb form of tease—to mock playfully, provoke, or tantalize.
Someone teases a friend about a crush, or teases a cat with a string.
Hair that's teased is backcombed for volume.
A teaser is a preview meant to tantalize: The studio released teases of the upcoming season.
As a noun, teases are instances of teasing or people who tease: She's such a tease.
Deliberate one-eye closures
- coyAffectedly modest
- coquetteTeasing, insincere charmer
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
- enticingPowerfully attractive
suggestive · tantalizing · provocative · seductive · playful · sultry · batting eyelashes · lingering looks
Humorous remarks or stories
- quipsBrief witty remarks
- reparteeQuick, clever conversation
- ribbingAffectionate verbal teasing
- joshingPlayful mocking
wisecracks · jests · wordplay · witticisms · needling · razzing · roasting · zingers
Contemptuous mocking treatment
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- jeersDerisive vocal abuse
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- scoffsExpresses mocking disbelief
sneers · heckles · gibes · insults · scorn · belittling · put-downs · mean-spirited
Indirect suggestions
- glimpsesBrief, incomplete views
- trailersTowed vehicles or film previews
- snippetsShort extracted pieces
- previewsAdvance looks at upcoming content
sneak peeks · tasters · samples · appetizers · reveals · spoilers · announcements · promotions
Styling hair against growth
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
- rattingInforming against associates
- fluffingMaking something fuller
- liftingRaising something heavy
styling · crimping · texturizing · bouffant · pouf
winks
Deliberate one-eye closures
enticing · suggestive · tantalizing · provocative · seductive · playful · sultry · batting eyelashes · lingering looks · come-hither
jokes
Humorous remarks or stories
joshing · wisecracks · jests · wordplay · witticisms · needling · razzing · roasting · zingers · one-liners
ridicule
Contemptuous mocking treatment
scoffs · sneers · heckles · gibes · insults · scorn · belittling · put-downs · mean-spirited · cruel
hints
Indirect suggestions
- glimpsesBrief, incomplete views
- trailersTowed vehicles or film previews
- snippetsShort extracted pieces
previews · sneak peeks · tasters · samples · appetizers · reveals · spoilers · announcements · promotions · hype
backcombing
Styling hair against growth
- volumizingIncreasing apparent fullness
- rattingInforming against associates
- fluffingMaking something fuller
lifting · styling · crimping · texturizing · bouffant · pouf
- mocksmocks, ridicules, taunts, jeers, derides
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- witticismsquips, witticisms, witticism, bon mots, bon mot
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
- tease outExtract with patience
- strip teaseProvocative undressing performance
- teased outExtracted with patience
- teasing outGradually extracting something hidden
- tease apart
- teased hairHair volumized by backcombing