1. in a playful or mocking way intended to provoke or annoy someone mildly

Examples

• She smiled teasingly at her brother before hiding his favorite book.
• He teasingly called her ‘slowpoke’ when she took too long to get ready.
• The cat looked at the dog teasingly from its perch on the fence.
• Mom teasingly asked if we had forgotten to do our chores again.
• The comedian teasingly imitated the politician’s speech patterns.
• She teasingly dangled the car keys just out of his reach.