Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a teasing manner.
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- adverb in a
teasing way or manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
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Examples
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"Why, Jane, you naughty thing," she called teasingly as she approached nearer.
An Unacceptable Offer Balogh, Mary 1988
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The bankrupts, wearing their yellow hats, called teasingly, "Largesse!
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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The bankrupts, wearing their yellow hats, called teasingly, "Largesse!
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987
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I believe "-- teasingly --" you're just aching to hear all about it? "
The Vision of Desire Margaret Pedler
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Slithering down to lean on my elbow beside him, my palm rested teasingly on his thigh.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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I arched my hips, my body clenching with need, and was rewarded with the sensation of the head pushing in, slowly, teasingly.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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Playing to the crowd, she raised it above her head teasingly.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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As to the claims of these educators, affirmed in “Navigating,” that “cutbacks in the bureaucracy were part of a white effort to wrest back control,” the author of Dreams says teasingly, “not so true.”
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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As to the claims of these educators, affirmed in “Navigating,” that “cutbacks in the bureaucracy were part of a white effort to wrest back control,” the author of Dreams says teasingly, “not so true.”
Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011
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I released him to roll my tank top up slowly, teasingly.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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