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eve
Noun
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The day or night before, usually used for holidays.
My parents always let me open one gift on Christmas Eve.
My friend Stacy throws the best New Year's Eve parties.
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Evening, night.
One the eve of our wedding anniversary, I give my wife a red rose.
teasing
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noun
(= tease, ribbing)
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases
his ribbing was gentle but persistent
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adjective
arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it
her lazy teasing smile
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noun
playful vexation
the parody was just a form of teasing
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adjective
(= quizzical)
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
— Lawrence Durrell
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noun
(= comb-out)
the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
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adjective
(= annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguey, vexatious, vexing)
causing irritation or annoyance
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
found it galling to have to ask permission
an irritating delay
nettlesome paperwork
a pesky mosquito
swarms of pestering gnats
a plaguey newfangled safety catch
a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
a vexatious child
it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong