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vamping

verb

present participle of vamp

as in teasing

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Heidi Klum is already terrorizing the general public by teasing what fresh hell awaits us with her forthcoming Halloween costume.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2026
The actor appeared in a mid-credits scene teasing his love story with Chan’s Astrid.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of teasing

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Fellow Knicks starters Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges, OG Anunoby, and Josh Hart are called on from the audience for some light ribbing, then join Brunson on the stage.

— Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
It’s designed with a darling sailor-style collar accentuated with white stitching that extends down the front, while the red knit is complemented with ribbing at the hem and sleeves.

— Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2026

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Less than seven minutes into Friday’s 125-111 loss to the Boston Celtics, the Bulls already were flirting with a double-digit deficit.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Without it, growth would have slowed to a mere fraction of a percentage point, leaving the economy nearly stagnant and flirting with recession.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of flirting

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The whole affair had a playfully casual mood, with Edwards casually eating his dinner while presenting the prizes and gleefully razzing the winners during their acceptance speeches.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
But to most viewers, Top Gear means Clarkson, Hammond, and May going on adventures and razzing each other along the way.

— Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 19 Aug. 2026

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But kidding aside, AI used in the right way can make people smarter about their health, more so than most realize.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
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

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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Now Peter was standing, and the officers were joshing with him.

— Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of joshing

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