All 3 Uses
taunt
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Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
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- Though few of us would dare taunt him alone, there was safety in numbers and he'd already heard his name far more times than he would have expected.†
Chpt 3 *taunt = (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
- In the pool this afternoon I didn't taunt Brittain, didn't set up any games with Ellerby to mess with his head; I just kicked his ass.†
Chpt 12
- They have constantly taunted him in public and generally treated him with disrespect.†
Chpt 15taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
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.