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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024taunt1 /tɔnt, tɑnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to make fun of or insult, often to get someone to do something:He taunted them with shouts of "Sissies!'' but they ignored him.
n. [countable] - a mocking remark, made as a challenge or an insult.
taunt•er, n. [countable] taunt•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024taunt1 (tônt, tänt),USA pronunciation v.t. - to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner;
mock. - to provoke by taunts;
twit.
n. - an insulting gibe or sarcasm;
scornful reproach or challenge. - [Obs.]an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.
- origin, originally uncertain 1505–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged censure, upbraid, flout, insult.
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged jeer. See ridicule.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scoff, derision, insult, censure, ridicule.
taunt2 (tônt, tänt),USA pronunciation adj. [Naut.]- Nautical, Naval Termstall, as a mast.
- origin, originally uncertain 1490–1500
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: taunt /tɔːnt/ vb (transitive)- to provoke or deride with mockery, contempt, or criticism
- to tease; tantalize
n - a jeering remark
Etymology: 16th Century: from French phrase tant pour tant like for like, rejoinderˈtaunting adj |