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[ verb ] harass with persistent criticism or carping
Examples "The children teased the new teacher" "Don't ride me so hard over my failure" "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)But questions with which committee_members taunted bankers appearing as witnesses left little doubt that they will recommend passage of_it . (Mr. America, 4:6...)Therefore it 's a genuine pleasure to tell you about an entirely happy bodybuilder who has never had to train in_secret ; has never heard one unkind word from his parents ; and never has been taunted by his schoolmates ! (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Since the latter obviously require an audacity you do not possess , you may perhaps suppose that I am taunting you as socially inferior . |
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[ noun ] aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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[ noun ] aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)I would have foregone my romantic chances rather than leave a friend sweltering and dusty and - Well , at_least I would n't have shouted back a taunt . Related terms |
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