teasing
nounHow many syllables in teasing?
There are 2 syllables in the word teasing.How to pronounce teasing:
Definition of teasing:
- teasing (noun):
- the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances.
Synonyms for teasing:
comb-out
harassment
molestation
ribbing
tantalization
tease
Antonyms for teasing:
flattery
praise
seriousness
work
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- supine
- outgoing
- sobbing
- seduce
- pointed
- urgent
- archive
- deduce
- braying
- enthralled
- implore
- somewhat
- perhaps
- surcease
- expound
- nicely
- guffaw
- eschews
- droning
- chirping
- straighter
- fumbled
- fondly
- bazaar
- squeal
- promptly
- ago
- portrayed
- brainy
- muddled
- locket
- mirthful
- conserve
- inquires
- enshroud
- forty
- reveled
- yielded
- escaped
- goffer
- heeded
- prodded
- cooed
- stary
- perchance
- prithee
- pilgrim
- lighthouse
- marker
- suitor
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