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Taunting

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Noun

1. taunt, taunting, twit

aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

Adjective

2. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

Example Sentences:
'derisive laughter'
'a jeering crowd'
'her mocking smile'
'taunting shouts of coward' and sissy''

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Taunting

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verb (transitive)
1. 
to provoke or deride with mockery, contempt, or criticism
2. 
to tease; tantalize
noun
3. 
a jeering remark
4. archaic
the object of mockery
adjective
nautical
(of the mast or masts of a sailing vessel) unusually tall

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Taunting

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verb transitive
1. 
to reproach in scornful or sarcastic language; jeer at; mock
2. 
to drive or provoke (a person) by taunting
noun
3. 
a scornful or jeering remark; gibe
adjective
very tall
said of a ship's mast

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Taunting

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tr.v. taunt·ed, taunt·ing, taunts
1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner: taunted her for wearing hand-me-down clothes. See Synonyms at ridicule.
2.
a. To drive or incite (a person) by taunting: His friends taunted him into asking for a raise.
b. To tease and excite sexually: taunted him with glimpses of skin.
n.
A scornful remark; a jeer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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