tauntingly
1
7.5
- adverb
- /ˈtɔːntɪŋli/
- Offensive
:
con sorna
- Tori's left hand braced tauntingly against her hip.
Examples
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"I ain't afraid of no ghosts," she sang tauntingly.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sarah yells out to him tauntingly, and the plainclothesman, who is licking ice cream off his wrist, looks up at her window suspiciously.
Fiction book (1990) -
Yet there was something tauntingly familiar about the shape of the eyes.
Fiction book (1999) -
"She waved vaguely toward the kitchen, but then let out a musical laugh that spiraled upwards, tauntingly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Tauntingly, he says, "H'lo, Ben -- how's it going?" and Ben Breuer glances up guiltily, as if he's just now seen Michael.
Fiction book (1997) -
It's the moment before the pregame show in which the USC drum major majestically—or is that tauntingly?—plants a sword in the middle of the opponent's field.
Blog text (10) -
She smiled tauntingly at him after winning the game, enjoying his disappointment.
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He replied tauntingly, saying he would never let her win again.
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The dog barked tauntingly at the cat on the fence, urging it to come down.
Synonyms
9
5.6
In a way that makes fun of someone to show you do not respect them
6
7.3
In a mocking way that shows you think someone is foolish
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
3
3.7
In a playful way that makes someone laugh or feel a little annoyed
3
4.6
In a playful way that causes small trouble to make people laugh
1
7.9
In a playful, teasing way that shows sly amusement
1
6.2
In a rude but playful way that shows little respect
In a playful, teasing way that shows you are joking
In a bold, playful way that shows little respect
In a mocking way to make fun of someone
In a mocking way that shows dislike and makes someone feel small
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
Antonyms
How Mocking
4
7.5
- Offensive
6
7.3
9
5.6
- Offensive
1
7.5
3
3.7
18
1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tauntingly comes from the verb taunt, which means 'to tease or mock'. A helpful image is someone waving a prize or sticking out their tongue to make another person feel small, so to act tauntingly is to behave in that teasing, provoking way.