Definitions for TAUNTING
taunt·ing

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1. twit, taunt, tauntingadjective

   aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

2. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, tauntingadjective

   abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

   "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

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1. tauntingadjective

   that taunts or provokes

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1. Taunting

   A taunt is a battle cry, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking. Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital (i.e., status). In sociological theory, the control of the three social capitals is used to produce an advantage in the social hierarchy, so as to enforce one's own position in relation to others. Taunting is committed by either directly or indirectly encouraging others to taunt the target. The target may give a response in kind to maintain status, as in fighting words and trash-talk. Taunts are also a genre of folklore.

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1. taunting

   Taunting is the act of provoking, ridiculing, jeering, or deriding someone, often by making inflammatory, sarcastic or insulting remarks, with the intention to annoy, challenge or humiliate them. This behavior is often used to intimidate or provoke a reaction from the person being taunted.

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1. Taunting

   of Taunt

2. Taunting

   a. & n. from Taunt, v

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1. Taunting

   A taunt is a battle cry, a method in hand-to-hand combat, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking. Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital. In sociological theory, the control of the three social capitals is used to produce an advantage in the social hierarchy as to enforce one's own position in relation to others. Taunting is committed by either directly, or indirectly encouraging others to taunt the target. The target may give a response in kind to maintain status, as in fighting words and trash-talk. Taunts are also a genre of Folklore.

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Anagrams for TAUNTING »

1. attuning

How to pronounce TAUNTING?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say TAUNTING in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAUNTING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAUNTING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of TAUNTING in a Sentence

1. Rich McKay:

   First of all, this point of emphasis has nothing to do with the No Fun League, where people can ding us on the No Fun League is the celebration rules. Taunting is a different thing. Taunting is trying to entice that other player into some type of activity that is not allowed in football.

2. Nancy Pelosi:

   Trump is goading us to impeach him, that's what he's doing. Every single day he's just like taunting taunting taunting because he knows that it would be very divisive in the country, but he doesn't really care. He just wants to solidify his base.

3. Marni Jill Ugar:

   I suppose it was his way of taunting us or getting revenge, i [can’t] know because I haven’t had a conversation with him yet.

4. Bill Gates:

   I, for the early years of Microsoft, bragged to people that I didn't have an office in Washington, DC, and eventually I came to regret that statement, because it was kind of almost like taunting Washington, DC, now,( the other tech companies) are very engaged.

5. Sheriff Rick Staly:

   Valdez thought it would be a good idea to make taunting comments on Facebook after he was featured on last Friday’s episode of Fugitive Friday Bingo, this, obviously, was not the first bad idea he has had in his life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TAUNTING
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Taunting
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taunting
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TAUNTING
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TAUNTING
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=TAUNTING