taunt

taunt someone about something

to mock, tease, or torment someone about something. Stop taunting me about something that happened years ago! Terry was being taunted about his gaudy tie, so he took it off.

taunt someone into something

to mock, tease, or torment someone into doing something. The gang taunted Liz into taking unnecessary chances. Don was taunted into leaving the room.

taunt someone with something

to tease or tantalize someone with something. Jerry taunted Fran with the plate of fudge. Please don't taunt me with food I shouldn't eat.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vincent	['vinsənt]
Winoc	-	Breton, French
Sabina	sah-BEE-nah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Ancient Roman
Wilky	-	Medieval English
Addinsell	[adinsel]
Emilija	EM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)	Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian