Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

re-tease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
re-tease
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To tease again.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From re- + tease.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

re-teases (present, singular) re-teasing (participle, present) re-teased (participle, past) re-teased (past) retease (alternative)

Questions

What does re-tease mean?
To tease again.
Where does re-tease come from?
From re- + tease.

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