noun
definition
A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
verb
definition
To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Examples of taunts in a Sentence
He bowed out after several rounds to watch a heated match between two warriors casting loud taunts at each other as they battled.
Celsus opens the way for his own attack by rehearsing the taunts levelled at the Christians by the Jews.
He lasted 6 hours on the cross, enduring the savage taunts of his disillusioned former followers.
For those that whisper, utter, shout or chant racial taunts.
No more taunts on my " intellect, " no more menaces of grating public shows!
Damon gleefully kills his way into town while Stefan struggles with his feelings for Elena and Damon's taunts.
The most sacred duty an Australian had to perform was the avenging of the death of a kinsman, and he was the object of constant taunts and insults till he had done so.
In defending his proposals Mr Disraeli gave full scope to his most characteristic gifts; he pelted his opponents right and left with sarcasms, taunts and epigrams. Gladstone delivered an unpremeditated reply, which has ever since been celebrated.
While Mary, Darnley and Ruthven exchanged threats and taunts, Bothwell and Huntly escaped from the palace, but next day, Mary contrived to send letters to them and Atholl.
He also occasionally taunts the police and these scenes are funny, because Connors does the taunts the police and these scenes are funny, because Connors does the taunting in a really gentlemanly and polite fashion.
Anyway, this lot got to the end of the street, shouted a few incomprehensible taunts at me, then wandered off.
This lad may have suffered playground taunts for being a shorty.
The groups had already faced taunts from yobs at the event before Matthew was attacked.
She was vulnerable, but she could ignore the taunts, and often, as with the Iron Lady, turned them to advantage.
The London election event was brought to an abrupt end after the Islamic invaders shouted down candidates with homophobic taunts.
Lou's racist taunts make her run from the rec room.
And time away from home meant a delay in defending herself from Robert's increasingly cruel taunts.
Like the other members of this minority, he stoically endured the taunts of unemployed Polish youths in his neighborhood.
Some in the group are strong enough to withstand the continuous barrage, dishing it back or just ignoring the stupid, vicious taunts.
He also occasionally taunts the police and these scenes are funny, because Connors does the taunting in a really gentlemanly and polite fashion.
Martin taunts the crowd Are we going all the way?
It 's like The Shining directed by Chris Morris as the voice of a young girl taunts a man locked in a darkened room.
Despite the fact that Sophie initially taunts Katherine because she presents such a simple recipe, it is Katherine's banana split cupcake that gets the vote of all the firefighters at the station.
Lou 's racist taunts make her run from the rec room.
And time away from home meant a delay in defending herself from Robert 's increasingly cruel taunts.
No more taunts on my " intellect, " no more menaces of grating public shows !
Lou slaps Anita twice and taunts her to hit her back, and is unsettled when she refuses.
Bullying in middle school may take on a very different form than bullying in the lower grades, which typically involves more physical taunts.
There were other taunts, Web searches on suicide, and, ultimately, threats to kill himself to get back at school bullies.
They've added in pre- and post-game taunts, the former of which seem to be customized to the situation.
In this way, most of his moves are ineffectual and weak, and he is best known for his over-confident taunts.
A's taunts build throughout the first season, including a letter that breaks up Aria's parents, a taunt on her cell phone that drives away Ezra Fitz (Ian Harding), Rosewood's newest English teacher and Aria's would-be lover.