tease out

verb

teased out; teasing out; teases out

transitive verb

: to obtain by or as if by disentangling or freeing with a pointed instrument

: unravel sense 2

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Leaning more on ’90s alt than the post-punk of their breakout LP Every Bad, Porridge Radio are playing with a grander sense of space and scale, teasing out a riff or a melody until all the noise comes crashing in again. —

Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024 Spring teases out fresh greenery all over the state. —

Becky Bartkowski, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024 The new mix, recreated in the museum’s Hitsville Next studio with the aid of 2024 technology, gently teases out sonic nuances from the original. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 24 Nov. 2024 Deposited at the farm by her selfish, careless father, the girl’s initial angst and timidity is teased out of her by a loving couples with losses and pains of their own. —

Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tease out