Thesaurus results for RAZZING

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adjective

as in joking

marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing his little sister made razzing kissing noises whenever he was on the phone with his girlfriend

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razzing

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noun

as in ribbing

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razzing

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verb

present participle of razz

as in teasing

to make fun of in a good-natured way got razzed all day for wearing mismatched sneakers

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Recent Examples of razzing

Noun

Moss-Bachrach runs through a lot of emotions countering Bernthal here, cycling Richie through jokey acceptance of Mikey’s razzing, some light teasing of his own, and glimpses of uncertainty. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2026 Ernie was given to fun-loving razzing of others in the locker room. —

Ron Mix, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Rowland expected a bit more razzing after Badger’s touchdown was wiped off the board. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026

Verb

Cabrera was down on the field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday, working with first basemen, laughing with coaches, even razzing a group of reporters. —

Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzing

Noun

Plus, the vertical ribbing gives a subtle lengthening effect (always a win).

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
The jokes that really stood out, though, were all about our changing media landscape, whether the not-so-gentle ribbing of Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos finally embracing theaters, or Amazon being too much of a jack-of-all-trades, master of none.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026