Both Uses of
taunt
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Nat's eyes deliberately taunted her.†
p. 13.6 *taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- "Jump in, why don't you?" he taunted.†
p. 22.1
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) 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.