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• Teasing — is a word with many meanings. In human interactions, teasing comes in two major forms, playful and hurtful . In mild cases, and especially when it is reciprocal, teasing can be viewed as playful and friendly. However, teasing is often unwelcome… …   Wikipedia

• playful — playful, frolicsome, sportive, roguish, waggish, impish, mischievous mean given to play, jests, or tricks or indicative of such a disposition or mood. Playful stresses either lighthearted gaiety or merriment {playful children} {in a playful mood} …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• playful — [adj] funny, fun loving antic, blithe, cheerful, coltish*, comical, elvish*, feeling one’s oats*, flirtatious, frisky, frolicsome, full of pep*, gamesome, gay, good natured, impish, jaunty, jesting, jocund, joking, joyous, lighthearted, lively,… …   New thesaurus

• teasing — I noun 1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances (Freq. 1) he ignored their teases his ribbing was gentle but persistent • Syn: ↑tease, ↑ribbing, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• playful — adjective 1) a playful mood Syn: frisky, jolly, lively, full of fun, frolicsome, sportive, high spirited, exuberant, perky; mischievous, impish, clownish, kittenish, rascally, tricksy; informal full of beans; formal ludic …   Thesaurus of popular words

• playful — adjective 1) a playful mood Syn: frisky, lively, full of fun, frolicsome, high spirited, exuberant, mischievous, impish; informal full of beans 2) a playful remark Syn: light hearted, jokey …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• playful — Synonyms and related words: animated, antic, arch, blithe, capersome, cheerful, coltish, dashing, devilish, elfish, elvish, exuberant, facetious, foolish, frisky, frolicsome, full of beans, full of mischief, fun loving, gamesome, gay, gleeful,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• mis´chie|vous|ness — mis|chie|vous «MIHS chuh vuhs», adjective. 1. full of mischief; causing annoyance; naughty: »mischievous behavior. 2. harmful or injurious:»mischievous gossip. SYNONYM(S): hurtful. 3. full of pranks and teasing fun: »mischievous children …   Useful english dictionary

• mis´chie|vous|ly — mis|chie|vous «MIHS chuh vuhs», adjective. 1. full of mischief; causing annoyance; naughty: »mischievous behavior. 2. harmful or injurious:»mischievous gossip. SYNONYM(S): hurtful. 3. full of pranks and teasing fun: »mischievous children …   Useful english dictionary

• mis|chie|vous — «MIHS chuh vuhs», adjective. 1. full of mischief; causing annoyance; naughty: »mischievous behavior. 2. harmful or injurious:»mischievous gossip. SYNONYM(S): hurtful. 3. full of pranks and teasing fun: »mischievous children …   Useful english dictionary

• prankish — adjective naughtily or annoyingly playful teasing and worrying with impish laughter a wicked prank • Syn: ↑arch, ↑impish, ↑implike, ↑mischievous, ↑pixilated, ↑puckish, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary