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teasing apart

teasing apart is the present participle and gerund of tease apart.

Meaning of tease apart

Verb

tease apart (third-person singular simple present teases apart, present participle teasing apart, simple past and past participle teased apart)

  1. (transitive) To carefully separate two interlaced or interlocking items; to figuratively separate two opposing or overlapping concepts.

Questions about teasing apart

What is teasing apart the present participle and gerund of?
Teasing apart is the present participle and gerund of tease apart.

Words near teasing apart in the dictionary

  1. teashirt
  2. teashop
  3. teashops
  4. teasin'
  5. teasing
  6. teasing apart
  7. teasing out
  8. teasingly
  9. teasings
  10. teasle
  11. teasled

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