Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
verb
To tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, informal
Synonyms: pull someone's leg, poke, prod
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yank, chain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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