Taunt
21taunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racist ▪ playground (esp. BrE), schoolyard (AmE) ▪ cruel VERB + TAUNT ▪ shout …
22taunt — Synonyms and related words: Bronx cheer, Parthian shot, accuse, affront, allege, annoy, arraign, article, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, banter, barrack, book, brickbat, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, bug, burlesque, call… …
23taunt — [[t]tɔ͟ːnt[/t]] taunts, taunting, taunted VERB If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures. [V n] A gang taunted a disabled man... [V n about n] Other youths taunted him about… …
24taunt — [tɔːnt] verb [T] to shout cruel things at someone in order to make them angry or upset taunt noun [C] …
25taunt ne caunt — see tant ne quant …
26taunt´ing|ly — taunt1 «tnt, tahnt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to jeer at; mock; reproach; ridicule: »Some mean girls taunted her because she was poor. SYNONYM(S): deride, gibe, flout. 2. to get or drive by taunts; provoke: » …
27taunt — I. noun Date: circa 1527 a sarcastic challenge or insult II. transitive verb Etymology: perhaps from Middle French tenter to try, tempt more at tempt Date: 1539 to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner ; jeer at Synonyms: see… …
28taunt — taunt1 taunter, n. tauntingly, adv. /tawnt, tahnt/, v.t. 1. to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock. 2. to provoke by taunts; twit. n. 3. an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. 4. Obs. an obj …
29taunt — 1. verb /tɔːnt,tɔnt,tɑnt/ to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 2. noun /tɔːnt,tɔnt,tɑnt/ A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery …
30taunt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. ridicule, scoff, jeer, twit; provoke, mock, flout, deride. See accusation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insult, mockery, gibe; see ridicule . v. Syn. jeer, mock, tease, insult; see bother 2 , ridicule .… …
