Associations to the word «Taunting»

Wiktionary

TAUNTING, verb. Present participle of taunt
TAUNTING, noun. The act of one who taunts.

Dictionary definition

TAUNTING, noun. Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.
TAUNTING, adjective. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King