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Collocations for tease - verb

ADVERB

mercilessly
playfully
a little, gently, lightly
constantly

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VERB + tease

used to

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PREPOSITION

about
His friends used to tease him about his clothes.
with
They teased her mercilessly with remarks about her weight.

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PHRASES

be just teasing, be only teasing
Don't get upset—I was only teasing.

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Tease is used with these nouns as the object:
curl

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