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1. (v.t.) taunt
to reproach in a sarcastic or insulting manner; mock.
2. taunt
to provoke by taunts; twit.
3. (n.) taunt
a scornful or sarcastic reproach or challenge; gibe; insult.
4. (Naut.) taunt
tall, as a mast.
Etymology: (1490–1500)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) twit, taunt, taunting
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
2. (verb) tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride
harass with persistent criticism or carping
"The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) taunt
very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts
2. (noun) taunt
upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective
3. (verb) taunt
to reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout
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Sense: to tease, or say unpleasant things to (a person) in a cruel way
The children at school taunted him for being dirty.
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 Afrikaans: terg, tart |
 Arabic: يَسْخَر من، يَنْتَقِد بطَ |
 Bulgarian: подигравам се |
 Brazilian: troçar |
 Czech: posmívat se |
 German: verhöhnen |
 Danish: mobbe; håne |
 Greek: χλευάζω |
 Spanish: mofarse (de), reírse (de) |
 Estonian: mõnitama |
 Farsi: متلک گفتن؛ مسخره کردن |
 Finnish: piikitellä |
 French: accabler de sarcasmes |
 Hebrew: לִלעוֹג |
 Hindi: निन्दा करना |
 Croatian: zadirkivati |
 Hungarian: kigúnyol |
 Indonesian: mengejek |
 Icelandic: spotta, stríða |
 Italian: deridere; tormentare |
 Japanese: あざける |
 Korean: 비웃다 |
 Lithuanian: tyčiotis iš |
 Latvian: izsmiet |
 Malay: mencemuh |
 Dutch: tergen |
 Norwegian: mobbe, håne, gjøre narr |
 Polish: wyśmiewać się z, dręczyć |
 Portuguese: troçar |
 Romanian: a batjocori, a zeflemisi |
 Russian: дразнить |
 Slovak: posmievať sa |
 Slovenian: rogati se |
 Serbian: ismevati |
 Swedish: håna, pika |
 Thai: พูดส่อเสียด |
 Turkish: alay etmek |
 Taiwanese: 嘲笑，辱罵 |
 Ukrainian: глузувати |
 Urdu: طعنہ دينا، پھبکي کسنا |
 Vietnamese: chửi bới, chế nhạo |
 Chinese: 嘲笑，辱骂 |
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