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Significats de taunting en anglès

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Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.

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Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.

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Examples for "mocking"
Examples for "mocking"
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Ain't nobody better. Those words were said in an almost mocking tone.
No mercy
2
More often than not the police car moves on, to mocking laughter.
The Guardian
3
Again the mocking growl which had so disturbed me in the corridor.
Atlantida
4
The tone was more mocking than fierce; but Felicia shrank under it.
The Mating of Lydia
5
She accused my book of mocking everything from domestic abuse to PTSD.
The Guardian
1
He heard derisive, scornful laughter that sounded vaguely flat and far away.
Time After Time
2
Bryant's derisive snort was enough to suggest that he did not agree.
The water room
3
But he does it rapidly and without any bitter or derisive idea.
Les Misérables
4
At least she didn't use a derisive tone when she quoted him.
Tarnished Knight
5
A slight derisive smile passed over the harsh features of the plague-nurse.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
1
A laugh frigidly jeering; a look lazily mutinous; gentlemanlike irony, patrician resentment.
The Professor
2
The jeering voice from the rear of the room belonged to Toomey.
The Fighting Shepherdess
3
Following the ignominious defeat the booing and jeering went up several decibels.
The Guardian
4
Another time I asked for hints and ended up jeering at myself.
The Name of the Wind
5
It benumbed him for a second; then he laughed with jeering bitterness.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
1
Those behind the fence frequently shouted and yelped in taunts and gibelike cries, but the regiment maintained a stressed silence.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
Ús de taunting en anglès
1
We both know you don't feel that way, so stop taunting me.
Frontier courtship
2
The laugh was turned on him; there was ceaseless ridicule and taunting.
Trumps
3
For the moment he felt powerless in face of her cold taunting.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
4
Its voice was smooth, assured, and only just short of openly taunting.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
5
Labarde was clearly provoking him; taunting a man just wasn't his style.
Amagansett
6
It was Guy-Guyin the flesh-tenderlytaunting her with some feminine weakness.
The Top of the World
7
Tessibel forgot her lesson-forgotall save the taunting face of the minister.
Tess of the Storm Country
8
Sergius grew crimson under the taunting voice and the little, shifty eyes.
The Lion's Brood
9
That word had been tugging at me, taunting me, for weeks now.
The Duff
10
The speaking voices are filled with personality, often taunting, teasing, or sexy.
Wired
11
Hartsfield's mistake was to write Hodges, by then retired, a taunting letter.
Finders Keepers
12
The visitor looked on with dismay during this ungracious and taunting speech.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
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But it simply sat there, all aloof, coruscant with answers, taunting her.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
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The great beast stopped and, turning, eyed the taunting figure above her.
Tarzan of the Apes
15
That Lucifer was merely taunting him with a fallacious date of demise?
For Love Of Evil
16
This was the High School yell, followed, instantly, by the taunting query:
The High School Freshmen; or, Dick & Co.'s First Year Pranks and...
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