adverb
- in a way that mocks or provokes someone with insulting remarks
Examples
- She smiled tauntingly at her defeated opponent.
- The bullies spoke tauntingly to the new student.
- He waved tauntingly from the other side of the fence.
- The crowd cheered tauntingly as the visiting team missed the shot.
- She looked at him tauntingly, knowing she had won the argument.
- The older brother tauntingly held the toy just out of reach.