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| taunt [ tawnt ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle taunt·ed, present participle taunt·ing, 3rd person present singular taunts) |
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1. provoke or ridicule somebody: to provoke, ridicule, or tease somebody in a hurtful or mocking way
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2. tantalize somebody: to tantalize somebody, e.g. by refusing to disclose a secret
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noun (plural taunts) |
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hurtful remark: a remark intended to provoke, ridicule, or tease somebody in a hurtful or mocking way
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| [Early 16th century. < French tant (pour tant) "so much (for so much)" < Latin tantus "so great"] |
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 taunt·er noun |
| taunt·ing adjective |
| taunt·ing·ly adverb |
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