All 4 Uses of
taunt
in
The Princess Bride
- What she liked to do, preferred above all else really, was to ride her horse and taunt the farm boy.†
p. 42.4taunt = (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
- I know this must come as something of a surprise, since all I've ever done is scorn you and degrade you and taunt you, but I have loved you for several hours now, and every second, more.†
p. 58.2
- "The six-fingered man taunts you," Yeste called.†
p. 137.9 *taunts = (verb) intentionally angers, challenges, or upsets someone OR (noun) insults or other actions intended to anger, challenge, or upset someone
- "Bully, bully," they taunted Fezzik during morning yogurt break.†
p. 157.0taunted = 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) 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.