Sentence examples for friendly teasing from inspiring English sources

Malice may be combined with affection in friendly teasing; and the aggressive component in civilized humour may be sublimated or no longer conscious.

There's something decidedly après-ski about proceedings, from the bar invasion in clompy footwear and technical layers, to the friendly teasing and aching hamstrings.

He said that although a few elbows have been thrown among them during practices, they have, limited their personal differences to friendly teasing.

Maybe it's some friendly teasing -- "Smile.

We love the inside jokes and friendly teasing, the Christmas carols around the piano, that fuzzy warm feeling of closeness, of belonging, of care.

Some of our favorite moments from Hollywood's biggest night included: -- Ellen reserving the complimenting and friendly teasing expected of an opening monologue almost exclusively for women, including Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, June Squibb, Lupita Nyong'o and Liza Minnelli.

With a tilt of the head and an ironic smile he could give a friendly tease or a devastating "Come off it".

Ask simple questions like "How are you?", or even be a bit of a friendly tease by asking her things like what she's doing up so late.

Growing up, he and Ray "picked up the uniquely Boston-Italian style of expressing affection through friendly insults and teasing" — a style reflected in their show, according to the announcement of Tom's death.

In a friendly manner, I teased her on the irony and we hit it off.

The two young men are on increasingly friendly terms, with Bolt teasing Lemaitre after races in Daegu for his thickly accented English and also congratulating him for his successes.