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# teased

verb (tease, teases, teased, teasing — "teased" is the past form); adjective (teased hair)

«teased» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Laughed at someone or made jokes about them, either in a friendly, playful way or in an unkind way that hurts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#m1)
2. Annoyed an animal on purpose, for example by poking it or holding food out of reach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#m2)
3. Gently pulled apart or combed, as in teased hair or teased-out threads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#m3)
4. "Teased out" means slowly found or worked out: she teased out the answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#m4)

### In the lessons

In social and emotional learning, friendly teasing between friends who are both laughing can be fun, but teasing becomes unkind or bullying when the other person is hurt, it happens again and again, or it is about things like looks, family, culture or disability. If you are teased in a hurtful way, tell a trusted adult. In safety, an animal that is teased may bite or scratch. In stories, being teased often shows a character feeling left out. Phrases: "teased about", "teased mercilessly", "only teasing", "teased out".

### Examples

- The older kids teased him about his glasses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x1)
- She was only teasing — she said sorry when he looked upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x2)
- The dog bit the boy who had teased it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x3)
- My brother teased me for being scared of spiders. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x4)
- Being teased every day made her sad, so she told her teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x5)
- They teased each other in a friendly way and both laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x6)
- Grandma teased the knots out of my hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x7)
- The detective teased out the truth bit by bit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x8)
- The girls were delighted, and laughed and teased each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: tease, teased, teasing (drop the e before -ing). Noun: a tease (a person who teases). "Teasing" is not always bullying, but if it hurts and does not stop, it is not okay. "Just joking" is not an excuse if someone is upset.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «teased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/teased/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«teased» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teased.html) on Mova free.