Both Uses of
taunt
in
Fearless
- Most of the kids headed to the front doors, but three boys stopped Richie Holden, who had Down syndrome, and taunted him by calling him names.†
p. 25.6 *taunted = intentionally angered, challenged, or upset
- His buddies taunted him, "Dude, Adam, your mom's not here!"†
p. 29.6
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.