teasing
tea-sing
verb
Playfully making fun of someone or something, often in a gentle way.
"He was teasing his sister about her new haircut."
adjective
Intended to provoke or annoy someone playfully or in a slightly irritating way.
"She gave him a teasing smile."
noun
The act of playfully making fun of someone or something.
"The constant teasing became too much."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: annoying, plaguey, galling, vexatious, pestering, vexing, pestiferous, bothersome, pesky, disagreeable, irritating, nettlesome