All 6 Uses of
taunt
in
Gone with the Wind
- I should think you'd have more pride than to try to look like Mrs. Merriwether," he taunted.†
Chpt 2.13
- Those damned nigger lovers daring to come here and taunt her about her poverty!†
Chpt 4.32
- She hated him, sitting there in his dandified attire, taunting her.†
Chpt 4.36 *
- Once, the thought of flinging the truth tauntingly in Melanie's face and seeing the collapse of her fool's paradise had been an intoxicating one, a gesture worth everything she might lose thereby.†
Chpt 5.55
- Some of Rhett's taunting words of contempt came back to her and she wondered if indeed Ashley had played the manly part in this mess.†
Chpt 5.55
- Why hadn't she realized that he loved her, for all his taunting remarks to the contrary?†
Chpt 5.62
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