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taunting

adjective as in jeering

Strong match

Weak matches

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“They were really fun to watch because they were kind of taunting each other,” she said.

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Convicting him, District Judge John McGarva said Coskun's conduct had been "provocative and taunting" and told him "you have a deep-seated hatred of Islam and its followers".

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At one point, a white man wearing a sombrero, poncho and fake mustache walked around and through the small group of protesters, yelling racial slurs and taunting them.

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For all of the taunting, though, the American home support hasn’t been particularly effective.

As a collective they are cruel, taunting and beating the hostages, denying them food for the slightest infraction.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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