Taunting
Verb
- Present participle of taunt
Full definition of taunting
Noun
taunting
(plural tauntings)- The act of one who taunts.
- 1992, Rodney D. Olsen, Dancing in Chains: The Youth of William Dean Howells (page 8)Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.