1. the act of teasing or harassing someone persistently
Usage: informal
2. a highly seasoned preparation of chopped food, especially eggs or seafood
Usage: culinary

1. present participle of devil: to tease or harass persistently
Usage: informal
2. present participle of devil: to prepare food with hot seasoning
Usage: culinary

Examples

• Stop deviling your little sister about her homework.
• The constant deviling from his classmates made him dread school.
• She spent the afternoon deviling eggs for the picnic.
• The chef was deviling the crab mixture with cayenne pepper.
• His deviling of the new employee was getting out of hand.
• The recipe called for deviling the ham with mustard and spices.