All 5 Uses of
taunt
in
Gifted Hands
- Being at the bottom of the class hurt enough by itself, but the teasing and taunting from the other kids made me feel worse.†
p. 27.1taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
- Some of those very kids, who, three years earlier, had taunted me, had become my friends.†
p. 39.9taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- "That sure was a dumb thing to say," Jerry taunted as we walked down the hall together after English class.†
p. 51.0 *
- Years had passed, but I could still hear the taunting voices in my head.†
p. 71.6taunting = intentionally angering, challenging, or upsetting
- But they loved taunting the other crews and telling how much they had done, and they were ready for the new challenge.†
p. 80.1
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.