Antonyms for taunting


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


Definition of taunting

Origin :
  • 1520s, from taunt (v.).
  • verb provoke, reproach; tease
Example sentences :
  • Only two days since he had heard the taunting “Dance, freshy!”
  • Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge
  • But the boys only laughed, and began again the taunting song.
  • Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd
  • Scott, now taunting Levake openly, stepped directly in front of him.
  • Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman
  • And mock'd, with taunting scorn, the tearsThat bathed a father's cheek.
  • Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark
  • The taunting words "spare your country's flag" have struck home.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
  • He would seem to them to be taunting them, and, in truth, he was.
  • Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Then he exulted, taunting them, not in words, but with his thoughts.
  • Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The taunting voice was always in the boss's ears, goading him to blind fury.
  • Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx
  • Then she took to taunting Heliet with her lameness, but Heliet kept her temper.
  • Extract from : « A Forgotten Hero » by Emily Sarah Holt
  • It seemed as though he were taunting the Solar Guard with his exploits.
  • Extract from : « On the Trail of the Space Pirates » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for taunting

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