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taunting Definition


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taunt
verb
    taunting, taunted
    1. To tease, say unpleasant things to or jeer at someone in a cruel and hurtful way.
      Thesaurus: tease, provoke, mock, ridicule, deride, jeer, insult, gibe at, sneer, bait, torment, rib (slang).
noun
    1. A cruel, unpleasant and often hurtful or provoking remark.
      Thesaurus: derision, barb, insult, provocation, jeer, sneer, ridicule, cut, gibe, dig (slang).
Derivative: taunting
noun, adj
    Derivative: tauntingly
    adverb
      Etymology: 16c.



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