ask teasingly

Frequency: 6.51.8 per million words

To inquire about something in a playful or mocking manner.

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Examples (10)

  • She asked him teasingly if he had a secret girlfriend.
  • He would often ask his little sister teasingly about her imaginary friends.
  • "Are you ever going to clean your room?" Mom asked teasingly.
  • The interviewer asked the celebrity teasingly about their dating life.
  • Don't ask him teasingly; he might get offended.
  • She couldn't help but ask him teasingly about his embarrassing moment.
  • His friends asked him teasingly if he was finally going to propose.
  • They asked the new intern teasingly if she knew how to make coffee.
  • Even though she knew the answer, she asked him teasingly what he was hiding.
  • He asked her teasingly if she had finally learned to cook.