pettinare — meaning in English

English meaning

• comb noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
• tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.

Senses

pettinare is used for these senses in English:

• tease (transitive) To backcomb.
• tease (transitive) To provoke or disturb; to annoy.

comb — full definition

1. noun A flat toothed tool used for untangling, styling, or holding hair in place.
2. noun The fleshy red crest on top of a rooster's or hen's head.
3. noun The structure of six-sided wax cells bees build to store honey and raise their young; a honeycomb.
4. verb To groom hair or fur with a comb.
5. verb To search an area thoroughly and systematically.

tease — full definition

1. verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
2. verb To provoke, annoy, or deliberately wind someone up.
3. verb To reveal a small hint of something exciting that's coming.
4. noun A person who enjoys teasing others.

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