taunt
verb (used with object)
to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
taunts
Example Sentences
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And I heard about it, in thundering waves of sarcasm and snark, from old fashioned emails to online comments, a tsunami of taunts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Winter Miller, a playwright and children’s book author based in Brooklyn, taunts her deceivers in the name of getting people to laugh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
“Melania” taunts the viewer and takes glee in the assumption that they can’t do anything about it.
From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026
Thomas Frank said the "boring Tottenham" taunts from his own club's fans were understandable after they were held to a dour 0-0 draw by Brentford on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
I make friends, over time, with the other “girls” who work my shift: Nita, the tattooed twenty-something who taunts us by going around saying brightly, “Have we started making money yet?”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
