taunt
verb (used with object)
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
has taunted
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present perfectof taunt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The unbeaten British champion has taunted and tweaked Wilder throughout the buildup to their climactic showdown for the WBC title Saturday night in Las Vegas, usually doing it while shirtless in a bespoke suit jacket.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
And he has taunted Kim Jong-un of North Korea as “short and fat,” fanning fears of war on the peninsula.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2017
“Always, the black has taunted the blue,” Post writer Wil Haygood wrote of Fulwood’s dilemma.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2017
US President-elect Donald Trump has taunted new Celebrity Apprentice host Arnold Schwarzenegger, saying the actor was "destroyed" in TV ratings.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2017
This is the second time—the second time she has taunted me with cowardice.
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. by Charles James Lever
