2 Verbs to Use for the Word tease

" "Too bad!" cried the tease.

"I DON'T TELL EVERYBODY THAT, YOU INQUISITIVE TEASE, BUT FACT IS, I PUT THE STUMP OF AN OLD PAINT-BRUSH IN THE BOWL, AND SMOKE THE OILIEST TOBACCO I CAN FIND.

2 Verbs to Use for the Word  tease