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- Dictionarytaunting/ˈtɔːntɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. intended to provoke someone in an insulting or contemptuous manner: "taunting comments"
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the act of intentionally annoying and upsetting someone by making unkind remarks, laughing unkindly at them, etc.: Bullying often consists of teasing or taunting rather than physical violence. The players are far enough away from the fans that they can't hear any taunting. Fewer examples.
Taunting definition: reproaching or challenging someone in a sarcastic, insulting, or scornful way. See examples of TAUNTING used in a sentence.
the act of intentionally annoying and upsetting someone by making unkind remarks, laughing unkindly at them, etc.: Bullying often consists of teasing or taunting rather than physical violence. The players are far enough away from the fans that they can't hear any taunting. Fewer examples.
to intentionally annoy and upset someone by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly at them, etc.: The other kids used to taunt him in the playground because he was fat and wore glasses. The youngest in the group was taunted mercilessly. Synonym. bait. Fewer examples. Some of the boys singled him out, laughing at him and taunting him.
adjective. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking. disrespectful. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous. noun. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing. synonyms: taunt, twit. see more.
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. b. To tease and excite sexually: taunted him with glimpses of skin. n. A scornful remark; a jeer.
Taunt is a noun and a verb that refers to teasing or making fun of a person. That the two words sound similar creates confusion, and taunt, being the more common word, is sometimes substituted for taut. You can remember the difference between the two by remembering that tight and taut both lack the n of taunt.
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.
noun. an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge. Synonyms: ridicule, censure, derision, insult, scoff. Obsolete. an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches. taunt. 2. [ tawnt, tahnt ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , Nautical. tall, as a mast. taunt. 1. / tɔːnt / verb.
If someone taunts you, they say unkind or insulting things to you, especially about your weaknesses or failures.
