Thesaurus / taunt
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He repeated his taunt when the plane was fourth in line for takeoff.
SNEEZED ON, CUSSED AT, IGNORED: AIRLINE WORKERS BATTLE MASK RESISTANCE WITH SCANT GOVERNMENT BACKUPMICHAEL LARISJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIt was the most taunting two fastened to the end of a big number since Alex Rodriguez signed that contract for a stunning $252 million two decades ago.
TALLYING UP A YEAR OF LOSS: A LOT OF POUNDS, TOO MANY LOVED ONES, COUNTLESS CONNECTIONSJERRY BREWERDECEMBER 27, 2020WASHINGTON POSTFollowing her into the inner Chamber of the building, the Hunter meets her nemesis, the Godslayer, who floats down in the air to taunt her and injure the eagle again.
‘THE PATHLESS’: LESS THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTSCHRISTOPHER BYRDNOVEMBER 23, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe margins are mostly pretty small, and you have to weigh them against the intangibles, like having free hands or hearing taunts about forgetting your skis.
SCIENTISTS WEIGH IN ON THE GREAT TREKKING POLE DEBATEALEX HUTCHINSONOCTOBER 23, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEThe clinic police said Aaron Hayward stood behind his father, taunting them and shouting expletives.
THE STARTLING REACH AND DISPARATE IMPACT OF CLEVELAND CLINIC’S PRIVATE POLICE FORCEBY DAVID ARMSTRONGSEPTEMBER 28, 2020PROPUBLICAIt was the taunt of his chief of the staff, "Do you know that the soldiers say you are afraid and do not dare to advance?"
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONBill Barry's taunt about cash payment touched the pride of some, but the outcome of the matter was predestined from the beginning.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDFerris's taunt had reached its mark, and she realized with confusion that it was the truth he spoke.
WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIEHAROLD BINDLOSSBut Georgie made no reply to her cousin's taunt, she merely extended her colourless hands towards the blazing fire of logs.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME II (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe Emperor seemed to fire up with indignation at the taunt, but he sank into the chair on the throne.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWORDS RELATED TO TAUNT
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip at
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- sniff at
- snigger
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip at
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- sniff at
- sniggered
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- snicker
- sniff at
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- snickered
- sniff at
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
- affronts
- belittles
- burlesques
- caricatures
- cracks
- curls one's lip
- decries
- derides
- detracts
- disdains
- disparages
- dumps
- fleers
- flouts
- gibes
- girds
- gives Bronx cheer
- grins
- holds in contempt
- holds up to ridicule
- insults
- jeers
- jests
- lampoons
- laughs at
- leers
- looks down on
- puts down
- quips at
- rallies
- ranks out
- ridicules
- satirizes
- scoffs
- scorns
- slams
- slights
- smiles
- sneezes at
- snickers
- sniff at
- swipes
- taunts
- travesties
- turns up one's nose
- twits
- underrates
- annoy
- badger
- bait
- banter
- be at
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bother
- chaff
- devil
- disturb
- dog
- gibe
- give a hard time
- gnaw
- goad
- harass
- harry
- hector
- importune
- jive
- josh
- lead on
- mock
- needle
- nudge
- pester
- pick on
- plague
- put down
- rag
- rally
- razz
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- roast
- send up
- slam
- snap
- sound
- spoof
- swipe at
- tantalize
- taunt
- torment
- vex
- worry
- annoyed
- badgered
- baited
- bantered
- bedeviled
- beleaguered
- bothered
- chaffed
- devilled
- disturbed
- dogged
- gave a hard time
- gibed
- gnawed
- goaded
- harassed
- harried
- hectored
- importuned
- jived
- joshed
- led on
- mocked
- needled
- nudged
- pestered
- picked on
- plagued
- put down
- ragged
- rallied
- razzed
- ribbed
- ridiculed
- roasted
- rode
- sent up
- slammed
- snapped
- sounded
- spoofed
- swipe at
- tantalized
- taunted
- tormented
- vexed
- was at
- worried
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