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taunting

[ tawn-ting, tahn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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?"

First recorded in 1540–50; taunt ¹( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective; taunt ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun

And even as he plots defenses against American and allied air raids, he is taunting Vladimir Putin and his allies in Grozny.

Or maybe you want to watch while she cheats on you, taunting you, forcing you to get involved in humiliating ways.

It looked as though New York's City Hall had been overtaken by smokers intent on taunting Michael Bloomberg one last time.

They seem content to hold what they have, clashing regularly, testing and taunting each other.

He believed students were taunting him, driving by his home at all hours of the night and honking a car horn.

In their greeting there seemed a taunting note as though they knew they had no more to fear from me and could be generous.

An awful suspicion had rushed over her mind at the sound of the sailor's taunting laugh—a suspicion of treachery dark and dire.

From the moment that he had received that light, taunting note, he had heard nothing more.

In Grundtvig, the taunting degenerates into a scurrilous tirade.

One of these taunting expressions is “Kitho karishtiditore,” which is a most exasperating saying.

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