All 3 Uses of
taunt
in
The Da Vinci Code
- "I found them, too," the huge man taunted.†
Chpt Pro.
- All he heard were the taunting gibes of the prison guards.†
Chpt 10 *
- Like a taunting silhouette emerging from the fog, the branches of Britain's oldest apple tree burgeoned with five-petaled blossoms, all glistening like Venus.†
Chpt 101-102
Definition:
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(taunt) to intentionally anger, challenge, or upset someone -- especially by mocking them or hurling insults
or (as a noun): an insult or other action intended to anger, challenge, or upset someone