tauntverb [ T ]
uk/tɔːnt/us/tɑːnt/to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly, etc.:
The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses.
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Mocking and taunting
- burlesque
- caricature
- deride
- derision
- derisive
- fun
- haze
- lay yourself open to ridicule idiom
- make a mockery of sth idiom
- make a monkey out of sb idiom
- mimic
- mock
- mockery
- mocking
- parody
- sardonic
- scoff
- send
- send sb/sth up
- send-up
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Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
taunt
noun [ C ] ukus
The protesters shouted taunts at the police.