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razzing

razzing is the present participle and gerund of razz.

Meaning of razz

Verb

razz (third-person singular simple present razzes, present participle razzing, simple past and past participle razzed)

  1. (informal) To tease playfully; to heckle.
    • No need to look like you're sat on a brush, man, we're only razzin' ya.2003 October 3, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, “On the Pull” (6:35 from the start), in Peep Show, season 1, episode 3, Channel 4
    1. (informal) To heckle by blowing a raspberry.
  2. (Australia, Newfoundland, UK, informal, Labrador) To drive a vehicle around aimlessly.
    • Consider, for example, the word razz, used by younger speakers with the meaning 'riding around with friends in a car (or a snowmobile), with no particular goal'. This meaning is not generally familiar to older residents of the province, and is largely unknown in North America. A very similar...2010, Sandra Clarke, Newfoundland and Labrador English, page 151

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Noun

razzing (countable and uncountable, plural razzings)

  1. (informal) Teasing or heckling.
    • The stand-up comedian was able to deal with any insults and razzings that came his way.

Forms of razzing

pluralrazzings

Phrases with razzing

Questions about razzing

What does razzing mean?
Razzing means teasing or heckling.
What is razzing the present participle and gerund of?
Razzing is the present participle and gerund of razz.
What part of speech is razzing?
Razzing is a noun.
What is the plural of razzing?
The plural of razzing is razzings.

Words near razzing in the dictionary

  1. razziah
  2. razziahs
  3. razzias
  4. Razzie
  5. Razzies
  6. razzing
  7. razzing someone's berries
  8. razzings
  9. razzle
  10. razzle dazzle
  11. razzle-dazzle

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