The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. Synonyms:ribbing, tease, teasing."His ribbing was gentle but persistent"
... table—And for a second she was so near to me the pent up desire of weeks mastered me and the tantalization of the morning overcame me so that a frantic temptation seized me—I could not resist it—I put out one arm while I steadied myself with the other by the back of a chair, and I drew her tiny body towards me, and pressed my lips to her Cupid's bow ... — Man and Maid • Elinor Glyn
... its flimsy nature. He had given himself until the next day and now refused to look beyond that. Every moment Sabine was attracting him more deeply—and bringing certain memories more vividly before him with maddening tantalization. ... — The Man and the Moment • Elinor Glyn
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