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taunt
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Wringer, by Jerry Spinelli
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He played with the guys, and when they came to taunt Dorothy, he did not feel as bad as he had before.†
p. 36.4 *

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
They taunted her and ran rings around her as she walked.†
p. 98.3

taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
They mocked and taunted him.†
p. 196.5

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)
More rarely, taunt can be used as a noun to refer to something said or done to mock, criticize, and/or tease.