taunting
reproaching or challenging someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or scornful way: The Times obtained copies of his emails, which our reviewer found unquestionably harassing, with a taunting quality to them.
the act or an instance of reproaching or challenging someone in this way: The taunting included comments such as "Go home!" and "What are you doing in our country?"
Origin of taunting
1Other words from taunting
- taunt·ing·ly, adverb
- un·taunt·ing, adjective
- un·taunt·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby taunting
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How to use taunting in a sentence
The taunts from fans in Australia grew so intense that Kessler Karain, his caddie and brother-in-law, got into an altercation with a spectator and was suspended for the final day.
Patrick Reed ends up in another golf rules dispute before winning Farmers Insurance Open | Cindy Boren, Des Bieler | February 1, 2021 | Washington PostThe FBI said it was a taunt aimed at antifa, a far-left anti-fascist movement whose adherents sometimes engage in violent clashes with right-wing extremists.
Proud Boys organizer Joe Biggs arrested as FBI alleges more possible planning in U.S. Capitol breach | Spencer Hsu | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostHe then lightly pushed one of the rioters to get his attention, and taunted them to follow him to the right and up a set of stairs where more police were waiting.
In this game, the Ravens were penalized for taunting for stomping on the Titans’ midfield logo after cornerback Marcus Peters intercepted a pass by Tannehill with just less than two minutes remaining.
Lamar Jackson gets his first playoff victory as Ravens hold Titans’ Derrick Henry to 40 yards | Mark Maske | January 10, 2021 | Washington PostA small group remained at the Garfield monument, taunting the police as they again stood in line.
Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building | Washington Post Staff | January 7, 2021 | Washington Post
And even as he plots defenses against American and allied air raids, he is taunting Vladimir Putin and his allies in Grozny.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why. | Anna Nemtsova | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr maybe you want to watch while she cheats on you, taunting you, forcing you to get involved in humiliating ways.
The Cuckolding Fetish: When Your Wife’s Cheating Turns You On | Aurora Snow | February 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt looked as though New York's City Hall had been overtaken by smokers intent on taunting Michael Bloomberg one last time.
They seem content to hold what they have, clashing regularly, testing and taunting each other.
He believed students were taunting him, driving by his home at all hours of the night and honking a car horn.
The Professor and the Doomsday Clock: ‘A Confederacy of Dunces’ & Signs of John Kennedy Toole’s Suicide | Cory MacLauchlin | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn their greeting there seemed a taunting note as though they knew they had no more to fear from me and could be generous.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydAn awful suspicion had rushed over her mind at the sound of the sailor's taunting laugh—a suspicion of treachery dark and dire.
They Looked and Loved | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerFrom the moment that he had received that light, taunting note, he had heard nothing more.
The White Desert | Courtney Ryley CooperIn Grundtvig, the taunting degenerates into a scurrilous tirade.
The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster TinkerOne of these taunting expressions is “Kitho karishtiditore,” which is a most exasperating saying.
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