Baiting and Fooling

Baiting

Baiting noun - Harassment especially of a tethered animal.

Fooling and baiting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fooling" instead an adjective "Baiting".

Nearby Words: bait, baited, baiter, baity

Fooling

Fooling adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: ribbed him with fooling comments about the weight that he had put on
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Synonyms for Fooling

Baiting and fooling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Baiting" instead an adjective "Fooling".

Nearby Words: fool, foolery, fooled
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