All 4 Uses
taunt
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- He grinned, his expression suddenly taunting, and broke into a run.†
Book 3 *taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
- "I'm getting older here, Bella," Jacob taunted.†
Book 3taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- Emmett taunted.†
Book 3
- Jacob grinned tauntingly.†
Book 3tauntingly = in a manner that intentionally angers, challenges, or upsets someone
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) More rarely, taunt can be used as a noun to refer to something said or done to mock, criticize, and/or tease.