baiting

• derisive
• entice
• enticement
• enticing
• harass
• heckling
• irk
• jeering
• luring
• mocking
• needling
• persuading
• ridiculing
• seduce
• seducing
• taunting
• tease
• teasing
• tempting
• torment

• alerting
• cautioning
• delight
• please
• turn off
• warning

• verb
1. To attract with bait; to entice.
2. To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
3. To set dogs on (an animal etc.) to bite or worry; to attack with dogs, especially for sport.
4. To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
5. To feed and water (a horse or other animal), especially during a journey.
6. (of a horse or other animal) To take food, especially during a journey.
7. (of a person) To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment during a journey.
8. To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a hawk when she stoops to her prey.
• noun
1. A bloodsport involving the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it.
2. The act of luring, as into a trap.

• Baiting the hook carefully, the fisherman cast his line into the shimmering water.
• The hunters set up decoys, hoping to lure the ducks closer by baiting them with realistic calls.
• Social media trolls thrive on baiting unsuspecting users into heated arguments for their own amusement.
• The journalist criticized the politician for constantly baiting the opposition with inflammatory remarks rather than engaging in constructive dialogue.
• The rival sports teams engaged in a war of words, each side baiting the other with taunts and challenges before the big game.

jeering

• baiting
• derisive
• heckling
• mocking
• ridiculing
• taunting

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