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Synonyms of taunting
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in mocking, ridiculing
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for taunting
taunting
verb
present participle of taunt
Synonyms of taunting (Entry 2 of 2)
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
- the principal reminded the student athletes that taunting their opponents was not showing good sportsmanship
Synonyms for taunting
Words Related to taunting
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- chafing,
- fretting,
- frosting,
- galling,
- getting,
- gnawing (at),
- grating,
- griping,
- hacking (off),
- hagriding,
- irking,
- irritating,
- itching,
- nagging,
- narking
- [British],
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- ruffling,
- spiting,
- troubling,
- vexing
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“Taunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taunting. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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