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taunting

/ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/ adjective C2
  1. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
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But suddenly, as her dilated, frightened eyes gazed out over the audience, she saw Gilbert Blythe away at the back of the room, bending forward with a smile on his face--a smile which seemed to Anne at once triumphant and taunting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 284 · C1
Josie Pye, whom he had driven over, sat beside him, and her face certainly was both triumphant and taunting.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 284 · C1

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