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Definition of Taunting
1. Adjective. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. "Taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
Similar to: Disrespectful
Derivative terms: Deride
2. Noun. Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.
Generic synonyms: Aggravation, Irritation, Provocation
Derivative terms: Taunt, Taunt, Twit
Definition of Taunting
1. Verb. (present participle of taunt) ¹
2. Adjective. that taunts or provokes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Taunting
1. taunt [v] - See also: taunt
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taunting
Literary usage of Taunting
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"24" Dt. 28"), a taunting speech (Isa. 14* Hab. 2s), a lament (Mie. 24), a visional
or apocalyptic discourse (Nu. 23' 2415), a didactic discourse (1^. ..."
2. The History of the United States of North America: From the Plantation of by James Grahame (1836)
"taunting Language in England.—The Shakers.—European Emigrations to America.
BOOK NOTHING could be more unwise or illiberal than the plan—if "VT plan it may ..."
3. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest with by William Smith, Cornelius Conway Felton (1857)
"... ing them with flights of missiles, and taunting them with cowardice for not
venturing down into the plain. The Megarians, especially, suffered severely, ..."
4. Cases on the Law of Torts by Francis Hermann Bohlen (1915)
"There were no threats and no loud, boisterous, or taunting language. The court
found that the purpose was to intimidate the men, and thereby induce them to ..."
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