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taunting
[tawn-ting, tahn-]
adjective
reproaching or challenging someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or scornful way.
The Times obtained copies of his emails, which our reviewer found unquestionably harassing, with a taunting quality to them.
noun
the act or an instance of reproaching or challenging someone in this way.
The taunting included comments such as "Go home!" and "What are you doing in our country?"
Other 51Թ Forms
- tauntingly adverb
- untaunting adjective
- untauntingly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of taunting1
Example Sentences
The agent wrote that Huerta was yelling at and taunting officers and later sat cross-legged in front of a vehicle gate to the location where law enforcement authorities were serving a search warrant.
District Judge John McGarva said Coskun's conduct was "provocative and taunting" and told him "you have a deep-seated hatred of Islam and its followers".
In March, Swiatek was criticised for reacting angrily towards a ball boy at Indian Wells, then given extra security after being verbally abused by an "aggressive and taunting" fan in Miami.
We can expect some goading and taunting at the ceremonial way in this evening.
Two years later, they opened fire on a group of colonists who were taunting them by throwing rocks and snowballs.
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