单词 | taunt |
释义 | taunt 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 object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches. [1505-15; orig. uncert.] Syn. 1. censure, upbraid, flout, insult. 2, 3. jeer. See ridicule. 3. scoff, derision, insult, censure, ridicule. taunt2 /tawnt, tahnt/, adj. Naut. tall, as a mast. [1490-1500; orig. uncert.] |
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