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teasing

adjective
  1. causing irritation or annoyance
    plaguey
  2. arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
    “Some say I have a teasing smile.”
  3. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
    quizzicalmocking
noun
  1. the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
    comb-out
  2. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule)
    tease
  3. playful vexation
    “the parody was just a form of teasing”