teasingly
adverb/ˈtiːzɪŋli/
/ˈtiːzɪŋli/
- in a way that is intended to make somebody feel embarrassed, annoyed, etc.
- ‘Maybe, you’re just too old,’ she said teasingly.
- in a way that suggests something and makes somebody want to know more
- ‘I have no intention of selling my story…not yet, anyway,’ he said teasingly.
- in a way that is intended to make somebody sexually excited
- She ran her hands teasingly over his shoulders.
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