taunt
verb (used with object)
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
had taunted
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past perfectof taunt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Talakyan said Azerbaijanis had taunted them as they fled, saying 'you couldn't save Artsakh, you're alone, helpless'.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2023
A foam middle finger stuck to a window at Netflix’s posh L.A. offices had taunted picketers from above for days, recalled SAG-AFTRA strike captain and actor Alan Starzinski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Dumfries had launched himself at the celebrating Argentina players, who in turn had taunted the Dutch players following the winning strike.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022
He says multiple residences in Minnesota, North Dakota and Indiana were searched for Moore, who had taunted investigators on Facebook.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
‘Your Fa’s mad!’ the children had taunted Torak five summers before, when he and Fa had journeyed to the sea-shore for the clan meet.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
