taunt
IPA: tˈɔnt
noun
- A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
- A surname.
verb
- to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
adjective
- (obsolete, nautical) Very high or tall.
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Examples of "taunt" in Sentences
- The mean group of children taunted him.
- The queen taunts the king while he eats.
- She coldly taunts the dying man in the hospital.
- The band leap around the cage taunting their captives.
- The most common form of teasing is verbal bullying or taunting.
- Surely, the point of taunting is to irritate and upset the tauntee.
- The rabbit was originally used in the milatary to taunt the enemie.
- Children hover around the beasts, taunting, and mostly gawking at them.
- The songs praise the Roses and taunt the Magwits, their traditional rivals.
- When the player enters the jail the brickster will usually taunt or tease him.
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