taunt
verb (used with object)
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
taunter
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a word derived from
taunt.
Example Sentences
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Among many others, so are a troupe of self-flagellating monks, a cart of corpses, a vulgar French taunter and a Trojan rabbit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Pritchard then put one hand near the floor, a common N.B.A. taunt to signify that a defender is too small to guard the taunter.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
His comic style being better suited to the role of a sideline taunter than ball carrier, he kept leaning over from the couch into Richard’s frame and repeatedly interrupted with ineffective wisecracks.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2014
To add insult to arrest, Michael had to suffer the advice of his frequent taunter Boy George, who wrote in a tab: "When push comes to shove, we are sisters under the skin."
From Time Magazine Archive
For a moment they looked as if they would throw themselves on the taunter, but years of their life had schooled them and they remained still.
From Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker
