Both Uses of
taunt
in
Summer Pleasures, by Nora Roberts
- She could hear the breeze; it tickled through the grass beside her ear and taunted her.†
Chpt 2.3 *taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- She touched her lips to his, teasing, taunting.†
Chpt 2.12taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
Definitions:
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(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) 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.