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Synonyms for taunted


Grammar : Verb
Spell : tawnt, tahnt
Phonetic Transcription : tɔnt, tɑnt

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Définition of taunted

Origin :
  • 1520s, from taunt (v.).
  • verb provoke, reproach; tease
Example sentences :
  • I could not bear to be taunted with all the remembrances of the past.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • "Got you that time, Earth dog," the invisible Mercutian taunted.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • When she did come round a bit, she taunted me that I had sold my clothes for drink.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • "You taunted me with being a woman," she said through a fresh burst of tears.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • He didn't forget that either, for he seems to have taunted her with her poverty.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • They were taunted in the most vulgar, low, indecent language.
  • Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby
  • On the least occasion and even on no occasions at all she was scolded, or else taunted with her dependence.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • “I know you tried to kill my cousin,” she said hotly, after he had taunted her once more.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • This was the first time she had ever taunted her so openly of it.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • He taunted the minister with governing the country without a party.
  • Extract from : « Lord George Bentinck » by Benjamin Disraeli

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