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taunts

  • plural of taunt.
  • present tense form of taunt (3rd person singular).

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Taunts spelled out in stickers!—so loony that they feel like dispatches from another universe.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 16, 2019

Slurs and Taunts The transition in hockey’s culture has not always been smooth.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013

Team: Loose Change, Shrill Taunts The United States team is preparing for a hostile reception at the world championships in Turkey.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2010

Taunts that "England would fight to the last Frenchman" have hampered British diplomacy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taunts from another boat seemed to be one of the things that did.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown