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- "I'm not scared of you," he taunted, and took a big bite.†
p. 47.4 *taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- "And you have?" he asked, with almost the same taunting voice he sometimes used with Mark.†
p. 64.5taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
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.