nnoun.communicationa cry or noise made to express displeasure or contemptSynset:Bronx cheer bird boo hiss hoot raspberry razz snort
Derivationally Related Form:snorthoothissrazzboo
Hypernyms:call cry outcry shout vociferation yell
Inherited Hypernyms:boocryutteranceauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationharass with persistent criticism or carpingSynset:bait cod rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize taunt tease twit
Examples:- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Derivationally Related Form:tauntingteasetwittantalisertantalizationrazzingteasingTantalustantalizertauntteaser
Hypernyms:bemock mock
Inherited Hypernyms:teasemocktreatinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:banterbarrackchafffloutgibejeerjollyjoshkidscoff
Full Troponyms:jeerkid
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody