(Brit. informal) Katie was just winding me up : TEASE, make fun of, chaff; informal take the mickey out of, send up, rib, josh, kid, have on, pull someone's leg; N. Amer. informal pull someone's chain; Austral./NZ informal poke mullock at.
David was winding him up on purpose : ANNOY, anger, irritate, exasperate, get on someone's nerves, provoke, goad; Brit. rub up the wrong way; informal aggravate, rile, niggle, bug, put someone's back up, get up someone's nose, hack off; Brit. informal nark; N. Amer. informal ride.
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