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taunting
adjective as in derisive
adjective as in sarcastic
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adjective as in sardonic
adjective as in satiric
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- acerb
- acid
- acrimonious
- arrogant
- austere
- backhanded
- bitter
- brusque
- captious
- carping
- chaffing
- contemptuous
- contumelious
- cussed
- cutting
- cynical
- derisive
- disillusioned
- disparaging
- disrespectful
- evil
- hostile
- irascible
- ironical
- jeering
- mean
- needling
- offensive
- ornery
- salty
- saucy
- scoffing
- scorching
- scornful
- scurrilous
- severe
- sharp
- smart-alecky
- snarling
- sneering
- twitting
- weisenheiming
adjective as in satirical
adjective as in satirical/satiric
adjective as in scoffing
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adjective as in teasing
noun as in ribbing
noun as in ridicule
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noun as in scorn
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Example Sentences
The first half was filled with unusual happenings, starting with Lincoln being assessed two 15-yard penalties for coming out of the locker room and taunting Newbury Park players.
While the song’s memes were all about screaming “MUSTAAAARD,” listeners will leave the track wondering about the guy taunting “Crazy, scary, spooky, hilarious.”
It mirrored an experience last year when teenagers, again taunting me, rode off shouting “Timmy is going to run us over.”
But most on the right just gave it up, happy to accept the results and move on to taunting those who lost fair and square.
But as the boos from the sellout crowd of 87,453 serenaded the Cornhuskers, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after the play on Oladejo for taunting gave Nebraska a first down.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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