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Definitions for TAUNTING
taunt·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  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'"

Wiktionary

  1. tauntingadjective

    that taunts or provokes

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Taunting

    of Taunt

  2. Taunting

    a. & n. from Taunt, v

Wikidata

  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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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. Nancy Pelosi:

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

  2. Juliet Germanotta:

    Our lives were in jeopardy, over 300 people, part of the other protest, started verbally harassing and taunting us. Started following us, when police tried to escort us up 46th Street. We then proceeded to get into a car. The protesters got to 46th Street, blocked us in, started trying to open the car, hit the car. The driver then drove through to try to get us to safety.

  3. Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer:

    Dylan Noble thought Dylan Noble was either taunting Dylan Noble or was practicing pulling out a gun.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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