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
Even Mr. Ryan, ostensible champion of the underdog, had taunted the Buckeyes’ overmatched opponent.
From New York Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
There he had sidled up to Merrill’s chief financial officer, Jeff Edwards, the same Jeff Edwards Eisman had taunted, some months earlier, about Merrill Lynch’s risk models.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
