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Noun

Plural for someone (or something) who teases or mocks another, sometimes in a good-natured way

Plural for someone who teases in a flirtatious way

Plural for someone or something that is annoying

Plural for a promiscuous woman

Plural for a facetious or insulting remark

Plural for a mischievous or badly-behaved person (or child)

Plural for a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable

Plural for a joke, fib or tease

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

To titillate the senses of

To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

To blatantly set out to attract

To persuade someone to do something

To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look

To twist or pinch with a sharp or sudden movement

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Noun

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Plural for someone (or something) who teases or mocks another, sometimes in a good-natured way

“William was such a tease, but this time he did not look as though he was teasing. Those green eyes were serious.”

Noun

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Plural for someone who teases in a flirtatious way

“He's such a tease that it's driving me wild with frustration and desire.”

Noun

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Plural for someone or something that is annoying

trials and tribulations

offenses^US

offences^UK

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“He'd convinced himself that she was, at best, a pain in the neck, and at worst, a complete tease.”

Noun

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Plural for a promiscuous woman

woman of easy virtues

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Noun

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Plural for a facetious or insulting remark

Noun

Plural for a mischievous or badly-behaved person (or child)

jailbirds^US

gaolbirds^UK

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Noun

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Plural for a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable

Noun

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Plural for a joke, fib or tease

Verb

To tease, typically in a good-natured way

satirises^UK

satirizes^US

takes the piss out of

makes a monkey out of

treats contemptuously

pulls someone's chain

plays a practical joke on

treats disrespectfully

plays a practical joke

gets on the nerves of

leads up the garden path

has a joke on somebody

makes a laughing-stock

makes someone a laughing stock

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

minimizes^US

tyrannizes^US

minimises^UK

tyrannises^UK

makes cutting remarks about

curls your lip at

turns your nose up at

victimizes^US

scandalizes^US

ruffles one's feathers

gives the cold shoulder

makes somebody's hackles rise

dispraises

gives a zinger

criticises^UK

puts your back up

scandalises^UK

criticizes^US

terrorizes^US

victimises^UK

terrorises^UK

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“His classmates have known him since kindergarten and do not tease him about his tics.”

Verb

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To titillate the senses of

tantalizes^US

tantalises^UK

enthralls^US

enthrals^UK

lights someone's fire

does it for someone

turns someone on

floats someone's boat

gets someone going

gives someone a thrill

galvanizes^US

galvanises^UK

magnetizes^US

magnetises^UK

mesmerizes^US

mesmerises^UK

hypnotizes^US

invigorates^US

hypnotises^UK

energizes^US

energises^UK

gives someone a charge

fires with enthusiasm

revitalizes^US

revitalises^UK

makes your mouth water

lights a fire under

makes someone feel sexy

whets the appetite of

makes someone feel sexually excited

makes an impression on

keys up

gives joy to

arouses the curiosity of

takes your breath away

engages one's attention

humours^UK

fulfils^UK

humors^US

fulfills^US

dangles a carrot in front of

gives a shot in the arm

keeps someone hanging on

hits the spot

agrees with

makes someone feel good

makes somebody's day

makes someone glad

makes someone pleased

holds the attention of

gives someone great pleasure

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“He chuckled nervously as she began to tease him with her dance moves.”

Verb

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To harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

tantalises^UK

tantalizes^US

rubs up the wrong way

breathes down someone's neck

carps at

makes somebody's hackles rise

gives someone the hump

drives round the bend

makes someone see red

makes angry

gets on one's nerves

makes your blood boil

rubs the wrong way

gets up someone's nose

antagonizes^US

antagonises^UK

ruffles one's feathers

drives round the twist

makes things hot for someone

makes it hot for someone

pushes someon's buttons

drives to distraction

runs up the wrong way

gives someone the pip

sticks in one's craw

sets one's teeth on edge

drives you up the wall

puts someone's nose out of joint

rattles someone's cage

victimizes^US

tyrannizes^US

victimises^UK

tyrannises^UK

discriminates against

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

busts someone's balls

agonizes^US

agonises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

appalls^US

appals^UK

demoralizes^US

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

demoralises^UK

puts someone off their stroke

throws off balance

rubs you up the wrong way

disaffects

gives offence to

disillusions

tries the patience of

takes the wind out of your sails

pressurizes^US

pressurises^UK

gets on the wrong side of

sets someone back on their heels

dampens the spirits of

rattles someone's chain

makes an enemy of somebody

pushes the buttons of

sets someone's teeth on edge

makes someone scratch their head

poisons

puts

brings pressure to bear on

puts someone off their stride

treads on someone's toes

takes the heart out of

drives you round the twist

makes somebody's blood boil

drives you round the bend

drives you to distraction

drives you out of your mind

gives the cold shoulder

gives a zinger

makes demands on

makes severe demands on

shatters the illusions of

causes someone to lose their composure

galvanizes^US

galvanises^UK

energizes^US

energises^UK

rules with a rod of iron

rules with an iron hand

has someone do something

uses strong-arm tactics on

comes at

enforces

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Verb

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To blatantly set out to attract

makes sheep's eyes at

sets your cap at

makes romantic advances to

gams

comes hither

fools

behaves flirtatiously

womanizes^US

womanises^UK

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Verb

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To persuade someone to do something

Verb

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To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look

Verb

To twist or pinch with a sharp or sudden movement

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