Taunting

a. & n.

1.

a. & n. from Taunt, v. Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection. - Burke.

Noun	1.	taunting - aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing Synonyms: taunt, twit
Adj.	1.	taunting - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking

banter, bantering, booing, catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisory, fleering, flippancy, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, mockery, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, razzing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, teasing, twitting