dokuczać — meaning in English

English meaning

• rib noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
• tease verb To poke fun at someone playfully or, sometimes, unkindly.
• trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.

Senses

dokuczać is used for these senses in English:

• tease (transitive) To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately in a playful way.
• trouble (reflexive, or, intransitive) To take pains (to do something); to bother.

rib — full definition

1. noun One of the curved bones that run from the spine around toward the breastbone, forming the cage that protects the chest.
2. noun A cut of meat that still has one or more rib bones in it.
3. noun A supporting structural piece shaped like a rib, such as in a ship's hull, an aircraft wing, or an umbrella.
4. verb To tease someone in a friendly, good-natured way.

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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