razzing 1 of 3

adjective

as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing his little sister made razzing kissing noises whenever he was on the phone with his girlfriend

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razzing

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noun

as in ribbing

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razzing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of razz
as in teasing
to make fun of in a good-natured way got razzed all day for wearing mismatched sneakers

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Recent Examples of razzing
Noun
Fans of both teams traded chants and lighthearted razzing as their light-rail train neared the stadium. — Gabriel Sama, Mercury News, 1 July 2026 Fans of both have had to endure constant razzing for underperforming on the big stage. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026 Moss-Bachrach runs through a lot of emotions countering Bernthal here, cycling Richie through jokey acceptance of Mikey’s razzing, some light teasing of his own, and glimpses of uncertainty. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2026 Ernie was given to fun-loving razzing of others in the locker room. — Ron Mix, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 Rowland expected a bit more razzing after Badger’s touchdown was wiped off the board. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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 Mamdani, no stranger to razzing wealthy people, debuted the tax with a video singling out hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin by standing outside a Manhattan penthouse the billionaire purchased for around $239 million. — Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026 Carmella’s daughters are also razzing her for ordering seven vibrators from Amazon. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Cabrera was down on the field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Monday, working with first basemen, laughing with coaches, even razzing a group of reporters. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for razzing
  1. sarcastic
  2. ribbing
  3. teasing
  4. mocking
  5. kidding
  6. joking
  7. rallying
  8. fooling
Adjective
  • The interest has been driven largely by the brand's casual, sarcastic tone and active participation in online trends.
    — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Before the constant stream of sarcastic Ultron commentary wears out its welcome around the series’ halfway point, the bad guy’s brevity is a nice counterpoint to all of the sentient ennui.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sarcastic
Noun
  • Anyway, there’s no ribbing to be made about Ezra’s ability to take on the character of each dance so well.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The ribbing was good-natured overall, but when describing the rivalry, the friendliness dissipated.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of ribbing
Verb
  • Mahomes began teasing the collection last week with several posts on her Instagram.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the panel, co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau introduced a new clip teasing the second season, alongside series cast members Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané and Robert Picardo.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of teasing
Adjective
  • To get a sense of his whole deal, look no further than the half-mocking, half-earnest title of his latest album, Country!
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of mocking
Noun
  • Just kidding—but this printer deal does keep $80 in your pocket all the same.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Just kidding—We're loving this retro toy comeback!
    — Parents, Parents, 23 June 2026
Definition of kidding
Verb
  • On the police's Facebook account on Tuesday, officers criticized inappropriate comments and warned that sharing or joking about such incidents can worsen the impact on any victim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • From the Polar Prince, Dawood watched Shahzada joking with Hamish — the pair had become friends.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • And, unlike most other countries in wartime that have been attacked, there was no rallying effect for the government after October 7th.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of rallying
Noun
  • No fooling, April brings some pretty interesting surprises on Netflix.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of fooling

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“Razzing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/razzing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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