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vamping

verb

present participle of vamp

as in teasing

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After teasing us for a while, Volvo finally showed off the EX30 for real in 2023.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Nike has been teasing its forthcoming partnership with the German team throughout this World Cup.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of teasing

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But regardless of any gentle ribbing among friends, Griffin has never been shy about plastic surgery.

— Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
The left-hander has stuck with the Mavs, despite his buddies back home ribbing him about the Spurs and Victor Wembanyama.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026

Definition of ribbing

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This was offered as a way of talking about the Spanish capital on the whole, but it has been widely interpreted as flirting with 15-time Champions League winners Los Blancos.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Like Friday, when a rookie lefty was flirting with a no-hitter in the middle innings, Bennett held New York hitless until Schuemann’s two-out homer in the fifth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026

Definition of flirting

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But Guthrie wasn’t kidding, slipping into a yellow gingham dress before joining her co-hosts on the Today Show Plaza to greet visitors.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of kidding

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The formula is one of those shampoos formulated for a really great wash—delivering moisture and smoothing without toying too far into volumizing, densifying, or hair growth.

— Ellie Davis, Vogue, 25 June 2026
The age-gap romance is one that Statsky said the writers have been toying around with for quite some time.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of toying

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Cranston and Essiedu convey a father-son bond of unusual closeness — hugging, play-fighting, joshing; but this physical proximity will be repeated at the end of the play to devastatingly different effect.

— Demetrios Matheou, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
Cheryl — who jumped in the mosh pit briefly at the first party — hung out in the back, sitting on her walker and gently joshing Erika’s young son for wearing earplugs while a singer screamed into the microphone.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025

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