what does taunting mean?

TAUNTING as NOUN

Meaning
- aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Synonym(s)
- taunt (what does taunt mean?)
- twit (what does twit mean?)
Hypernyms(s) taunting is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- aggravation (what does aggravation mean?)
- irritation (what does irritation mean?)
- provocation (what does provocation mean?)
Derived(s)
- tease (what does tease mean?)
- razz (what does razz mean?)
- rag (what does rag mean?)
- cod (what does cod mean?)
- tantalize (what does tantalize mean?)
- tantalise (what does tantalise mean?)
- bait (what does bait mean?)
- taunt (what does taunt mean?)
- twit (what does twit mean?)
- rally (what does rally mean?)
- ride (what does ride mean?)
- tease (what does tease mean?)
- razz (what does razz mean?)
- rag (what does rag mean?)
- cod (what does cod mean?)
- tantalize (what does tantalize mean?)
- tantalise (what does tantalise mean?)
- bait (what does bait mean?)
- taunt (what does taunt mean?)
- twit (what does twit mean?)
- rally (what does rally mean?)
- ride (what does ride mean?)
- tease (what does tease mean?)
- razz (what does razz mean?)
- rag (what does rag mean?)
- cod (what does cod mean?)
- tantalize (what does tantalize mean?)
- tantalise (what does tantalise mean?)
- bait (what does bait mean?)
- taunt (what does taunt mean?)
- twit (what does twit mean?)
- rally (what does rally mean?)
- ride (what does ride mean?)

Meaning
- abusing vocally
- expressing contempt or ridicule
Synonym(s)
- derisive (what does derisive mean?)
- gibelike (what does gibelike mean?)
- jeering (what does jeering mean?)
- mocking (what does mocking mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward” and `sissy”
Similar To
- disrespectful (what does disrespectful mean?)