Both Uses
taunt
in
Fences, by August Wilson
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- Troy taunts him. He sticks out his head and offers him a target.
Chpt 2.4 *taunts = angers or challenges
- I can't taste nothing no more, (troy assumes a batting posture and begins to taunt Death, the fastball in the outside corner.)†
Chpt 2.4taunt = (verb) to intentionally anger, challenge, or upset someone -- especially by mocking them or hurling insults OR (noun) an insult or other action intended to anger, challenge, or upset 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.