All 3 Uses
taunt
in
Harry Potter (#2) and the Chamber of Secrets
(Edited)
- But the long silence from Ron and Hermione had made Harry feel so cut off from the magical world that even taunting Dudley had lost its appeal — and now Ron and Hermione had forgotten his birthday.
p. 8.3taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
- Ever been taunted for your woeful wandwork?
p. 127.4taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- "Hand it over, Malfoy," said Percy sternly.
"When I've had a look," said Malfoy, waving the diary tauntingly at Harry.p. 239.2 *tauntingly = in a manner that intentionally angers, challenges, or upsets someone
Definitions:
-
(1)
(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 -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, taunt can be used as a noun to refer to something said or done to mock, criticize, and/or tease.