“逗” could be both positive and negative. - positive: amuse; play with - negative: tease Here it is hard to tell whether you translation is correct because of lacking context. If the word is in context like below, it can be regarded as "tease": 他的穿着很土，所以大家经常逗他。 However, it means positively in below context: 最近他心情不好，所以我经常尝试逗他开心。

“逗”是因为喜欢才去实施的动作,特地说一些话或者做一些事（通常都是负面的），去引起互动。

不太一样，喜欢逗小狗玩，跟喜欢捉弄小狗，有些差别。前者是喜欢跟某某玩，后者更多的是整蛊（gu一声）人的意思。

Agreed