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To invite someone to engage in a contest
To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
“A thousand ways to insult and taunt him came to my mind, but I kept quiet.”
To criticize, especially with insulting language
“If others foolishly wish to taunt him for his ignorance, his response will be, instead, somewhat paradoxically, to have what fun he can with theirs, having fully conceded his own.”
To taunt or annoy someone
To criticize or find fault with
To stir up feelings or emotions, typically that translate into action
To bring into a heightened emotional state
Mockery or taunts, or the act of mocking or taunting
“I phrased it as a sarcastic taunt, but I genuinely wanted to know the answer.”
Calls for someone to compete
Plural for a joke, typically a critical or unkind one
“The German mistook Ian's question as a playful taunt, one he was far too quick to respond to.”
Plural for a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act
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