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- Dictionarytaunt/tɔːnt/
noun
- 1. a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone: "pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes"
verb
- 1. provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks: "pupils began taunting her about her weight"
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TAUNT definition: 1. to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at…. Learn more.
The meaning of TAUNT is to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at. How to use taunt in a sentence. Taunt vs. Taut Synonym Discussion of Taunt.
Taunt definition: to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock. . See examples of TAUNT used in a sentence.
taunt 1. (tônt) tr.v. taunt·ed, taunt·ing, taunts. 1. To reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner: taunted her for wearing hand-me-down clothes. See Synonyms at ridicule. 2. a. To drive or incite (a person) by taunting: His friends taunted him into asking for a raise.
If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures.
Taunts are insulting comments, and, unless you are a really, really fast runner, keep them to yourself. Taunting is often associated with large groups picking on an individual. A mob might call out a hated king from his castle with taunts and jeers.
4 days ago · taunt (third-person singular simple present taunts, present participle taunting, simple past and past participle taunted) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
