teasing

the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• “he ignored their teases”
• “his ribbing was gentle but persistent”

playful vexation

• “the parody was just a form of teasing”

the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• “his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air” Lawrence Durrell

set up or distributed in a deliberately random way

causing irritation or annoyance

• “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”
• “aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport”
• “found it galling to have to ask permission”
• “an irritating delay”
• “nettlesome paperwork”
• “a pesky mosquito”
• “swarms of pestering gnats”
• “a plaguey newfangled safety catch”
• “a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him”
• “a vexatious child”
• “it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong”