tauntingly
In jeering fashion
Tauntingly describes doing something in a mocking, provocative way meant to goad or insult: She dangled the keys tauntingly just out of his reach.
The word suggests deliberate cruelty—not just teasing, but trying to wound or provoke a reaction.
With sneering contempt
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
- jeeringlyIn a mocking manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
disparagingly · belittlingly · insultingly · scoffingly · sarcastically · snidely · dismissively · scathingly
In an inciting manner
- daringlyWith bold risk-taking
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- challenginglyIn a provoking manner
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
brazenly · audaciously · goading · baiting · inciting · egging · daring · temptingly
In a fun-loving way
- cheekilyIn an impudent manner
- impishlyIn mischievous fashion
- roguishlyIn mischievous manner
- mischievouslyIn a playfully naughty manner
lightheartedly · jokingly · jestingly · ribbing · goading · needling · prodding · winkingly
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- hostilelyIn an antagonistic manner
- aggressivelyIn hostile, confrontational manner
domineeringly · bullying · forcefully · overbearingly · coercively · dauntingly · frighteningly · alarmingly
scornfully
With sneering contempt
- sneeringlyWith mocking disdain
- jeeringlyIn a mocking manner
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
disdainfully · disparagingly · belittlingly · insultingly · scoffingly · sarcastically · snidely · dismissively · scathingly · cuttingly
provocatively
In an inciting manner
- daringlyWith bold risk-taking
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- challenginglyIn a provoking manner
boldly · brazenly · audaciously · goading · baiting · inciting · egging · daring · temptingly · tantalizingly
playfully
In a fun-loving way
mischievously · lightheartedly · jokingly · jestingly · ribbing · goading · needling · prodding · winkingly · sportively
menacingly
In a threatening way
- threateninglyIn a menacing way
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- hostilelyIn an antagonistic manner
aggressively · domineeringly · bullying · forcefully · overbearingly · coercively · dauntingly · frighteningly · alarmingly · sinisterly
tauntinglyencouragingly
In a supportive way
supportively · reassuringly · approvingly · upliftingly · complimentarily