teaser
/ˈtiːzə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtiːzə/
teaser
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
tea - ser -> teaser
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ စသည်။ နောက်သည်။ ကျီစယ်သည်။ Don't take what she said seriously—she was only teasing. ❍ The other boys used to tease him because of/about his accent. ❍ Stop teasing the cat (eg by pulling its tail).
၂။ စသည်။ ဆွသည်။ flirting and teasing.
၃။ ဖွသည်။ tease wool into strands.
၄။ (US ) = BACKCOMB
n (usu sing ) ကျီစားသန်သူ။ စတတ်သူ။ What a tease she is!
❏ tease sth out [PHRV ] ဆွဲထုတ်သည်။ အစ်သည်။ (fig ) tease out the truth with persistent questions.
❏ teaser n (infml ) (usu sing ) ပဟေဠိ။ This one's a real teaser. See also BRAIN- TEASER
❏ teasingly adv ကျီစယ်လိုသောသဘောဖြင့်။ ပြောင်ပြောင် နောက်နောက်။ She smiled at him teasingly.
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taunt, laugh at, mock, rib, make fun of, pull somebody's leg, rag, kid, tantalize, aggravate, annoy, arouse, badger, bait, banter, be at, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chaff, clown, devil, disturb, dog, encourage, excite, gibe, give a hard time, gnaw, goad, harass, harry, hector, importune, irritate, jive, joke, joker, josh, josher, laugh, lead on, lead somebody on, leg-puller, manipulate, mess around, mocker, needle, nudge, pester, pick on, plague, provoke, put down, rally, razz, ride, ridicule, roast, send up, slam, snap, sound, spoof, swipe at, teaser, torment, tormenter, vex, worry
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