taunt
Example Sentences
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During that run, which included six stoppage wins, Kelly - nicknamed 'Pretty Boy' - caught the eye by dancing around the ring and taunting opponents.
From BBC
They have operated within a context of fairly constant challenge—surrounded, pushed, jeered and taunted.
The emotions twice resulted in technical fouls against Brentwood players for taunting.
From Los Angeles Times
It wasn’t the first time he’d had that nightmare: faces that appeared and faded as they taunted him.
From Literature
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A drive that seemingly ended with an incomplete pass on third down was kept alive when Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen was penalized for taunting.
From Los Angeles Times
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