Taunted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Taunting}.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to
     tempt, to try, for tenter. See {Tempt}.]
     To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to
     upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
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           When I had at my pleasure taunted her.   --Shak.
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     Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
          {Deride}.
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