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taunting

[tawn-ting, tahn-]

adjective

  1. 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

  1. the act or an instance of reproaching or challenging someone in this way.

    The taunting included comments such as "Go home!" and " are you doing in our country?"

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Other Word Forms

  • tauntingly adverb
  • untaunting adjective
  • untauntingly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taunting1

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

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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".

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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.

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We can expect some goading and taunting at the ceremonial way in this evening.

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Two years later, they opened fire on a group of colonists who were taunting them by throwing rocks and snowballs.

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