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
In order to show that he was not moved by the taunt, he smiled upon the taunter more graciously than ever.
From For the Term of His Natural Life by Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke
