Antonyms for taunting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tawnt, tahnt

Phonetic Transcription : tɔnt, tɑnt

Definition of taunting

Origin : 1520s, from taunt (v.).

verb provoke, reproach; tease

Example sentences :

Only two days since he had heard the taunting “Dance, freshy!”
Extract from : « A Breath of Prairie and other stories » by Will Lillibridge

But the boys only laughed, and began again the taunting song.
Extract from : « Polly of Lady Gay Cottage » by Emma C. Dowd

Scott, now taunting Levake openly, stepped directly in front of him.
Extract from : « The Mountain Divide » by Frank H. Spearman

And mock'd, with taunting scorn, the tearsThat bathed a father's cheek.
Extract from : « The Liberty Minstrel » by George W. Clark

The taunting words "spare your country's flag" have struck home.
Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty

He would seem to them to be taunting them, and, in truth, he was.
Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Then he exulted, taunting them, not in words, but with his thoughts.
Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler

The taunting voice was always in the boss's ears, goading him to blind fury.
Extract from : « The Promise » by James B. Hendryx

Then she took to taunting Heliet with her lameness, but Heliet kept her temper.
Extract from : « A Forgotten Hero » by Emily Sarah Holt

It seemed as though he were taunting the Solar Guard with his exploits.
Extract from : « On the Trail of the Space Pirates » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for taunting

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