taunt
Example Sentences
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What consequential life experiences have I missed, taunting my eyeballs, indulging this social media imp turned experimental pugilist as he bumbles around the ring with has-beens and never-weres?
Will he still marry her now, Ms. Williams’s Anna asks with taunting sarcasm?
“It was almost like the system was taunting me,” said Alex, who is now a Cal State University graduate student and chose to use his middle name for fear of being targeted by immigration authorities.
From Los Angeles Times
But Obasi suggests the attacks "may also be acts of defiance by some armed groups, taunting the US to make good on its threat of military action in Nigeria".
From Barron's
England fans also base taunts on his tearful news conference in 2018.
From BBC
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