Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
taunt , v.
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- verb Present participle of
taunt . - adjective that taunts or
provokes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
- noun aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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Examples
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Hayes took great pleasure in taunting his unsuspecting sisters with Encyclopedia Man.
Archive 2008-04-01 ____Maggie 2008
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Hayes took great pleasure in taunting his unsuspecting sisters with Encyclopedia Man.
The Anatomist (copy) ____Maggie 2008
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Using the word taunting really isn't harsh enough as far as what this cat went through, if that's what happened.
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You know, the word taunting, what does taunting mean?
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Saturday's fracas, and constant taunting from the Fenway Park faithful, Garcia managed to produce the game's key hit.
USATODAY.com 2003
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The magazine with a rich history in taunting pharmaceutical drugs making significant breakthroughs in the fight against cancer wryly quoted Jedd D. Wolchok, an oncologist at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, on spontaneous remission, he says, is “either divine intervention or the immune system.”
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The magazine with a rich history in taunting pharmaceutical drugs making significant breakthroughs in the fight against cancer wryly quoted Jedd D. Wolchok, an oncologist at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, on spontaneous remission, he says, is “either divine intervention or the immune system.”
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Obama has said nothing about Sunday’s strikes in Syria (a silence that has rightly earned him taunting from the McCain campaign).
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It’s very sad that Senator Reid is more interested in taunting the republicans than addressing the fuel crisis.
Reid Dares Republicans to Stay Over Break - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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She takes care of the house and her father, designs and sews her own clothes and does well in school, despite constant taunting from the richies’ (the wealthy and popular students).
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