21 entries under playful topic. ×
| bantering(adjective, mocking) | |
| joshing(adjective, pleasant, silly, ironic, laughing) | |
| mocking(adjective, caustic, sarcastic) | |
| teasing(lively, funny, spirited, laughing, zany) | |
| badgering | |
| bothering | |
| disturbing | |
| exasperating | |
| harassing | |
| irritating | |
| jokey(laughing, mocking, zany, schtick) | |
| kidding(pleasant, silly, mocking, flippant) | |
| mischievous(lively, funny, spirited, mocking) | |
| pestering | |
| plaguing | |
| provoking | |
| ribbing | |
| taunting | |
| tickling | |
| tormenting |
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