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• n  aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
• v  harass with persistent criticism or carping

• But it's also because her intelligence as an actress is essentially critical; it gives an erotic taunt and charge to any encounter.
• But her signature is her gleeful willingness to taunt liberals and Democrats, to say out loud what some other conservatives dare only thinkthat Bill Clinton is a "horny hick .
• The taunt of one who has forgotten the English Public School Boy's principle of good sportsmanship.

• twit
• taunting
• tease
• razz
• rag
• cod
• tantalize
• tantalise
• bait
• rally
• ride

News & Articles

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• Paris Gossip: Is Boeing 777X a Paper Airplane? Is A350 an Orphan?
  PARIS (TheStreet) -- The duopoly aircraft makers, both sporting year-to-date stock price gains in the 35% range, will flaunt their latest wide-body offerings and taunt their competitors at the Paris Air Show, which opens Monday. The first flight of the A350 is scheduled for Friday in Toulouse, France, Airbus' headquarters, guaranteeing that the new aircraft and the possibility of an appearance ...
  June 13, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• Paris Gossip: Is Boeing 777X a Paper Airplane? Is A350 an Orphan?
  PARIS (TheStreet) -- The duopoly aircraft makers, both sporting year-to-date stock price gains in the 35% range, will flaunt their latest wide-body offerings and taunt their competitors at the Paris Air Show, which opens Monday. The first flight of the A350 is scheduled for Friday in Toulouse, France, Airbus' headquarters, guaranteeing that the new aircraft and the possibility of an appearance ...
  June 13, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• 'Les Mis,' 'Spamalot' part of Midtown Arts Center's 2013-14 season
  From a tragic French Broadway classic to a saucy French knight ready to taunt audiences, Midtown Arts Center's 2013-2014 season truly runs the gamut.
  June 12, 2013 - The Fort Collins Coloradoan

Quotes

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• Jay Triano in Comcast SportsNet New England (blog)
  Pierce made a great play,said Raptors coach Jay Triano. "I just don't think when a guy gets hurt, that you stand over him and taunt him. So that was why I was upset and that's why the rest of the team was upset."
• Guy Ritchie in Melbourne Herald Sun
  She would taunt Guy, saying, 'I should have married someone like me: strong, hot-blooded, intelligent, ambitious, spiritual,'a source close to Ritchie told Us magazine. "Their fights would often get heated. A few times Madonna slapped him...
• Lee Myung-bak in BusinessWeek
  If the enemy continues to taunt us and thinks they can do whatever they want, they must understand that there is a limit,South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said today.