playfully tease
Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words
To tease someone in a fun and light-hearted manner.
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- Children often playfully tease each other during games.
- He would always playfully tease his younger sister about her messy room.
- She loved to playfully tease her husband, calling him her "big bear."
- Don't worry, they're just playfully teasing you; they don't mean any harm.
- The cat began to playfully tease the dog by swatting its tail.
- Even as adults, siblings often playfully tease each other about childhood memories.
- He used to playfully tease her about her unusual obsession with collecting antique spoons.
- My friends like to playfully tease me about my terrible singing voice.
- The coach would playfully tease his players to motivate them during practice.
- It's important to know the difference between malicious bullying and playfully teasing.