taunt
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taunt¹
- /tɔːnt/ UK
- /tɔnt/ US
- /tɑnt/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnt
Where it comes from
From Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.
verb taunts · taunting · taunted
- To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. John taunts his brother to reveal his hiding spot.
noun taunts
- A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery. VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo.
taunt²
- /tɔːnt/ UK
- /tɔnt/ US
- /tɑnt/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːnt
Where it comes from
Compare Old French tant (“so great”), French tant (“so much”), Latin tantus (“of such size, so great, so much”). See ataunt.
adjective more taunt · most taunt
- Very high or tall. the great ships, for want of ſufficient masts, will lose the advantages the taunt masts would procure
Taunt³
Where it comes from
Perhaps a variant of Daunt.
proper noun Taunts
- A surname.
Translations
Every language
verb to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding
| Español | mofarse de, pullar, cachosear, sacar cachita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조롱하다 joronghada, 모욕하다 moyokhada |
| 日本語 | 楯突く tatetsuku |
| 中文 | 奚落 xīluò |
| Português | zombar, provocar |
| Français | narguer |
| Deutsch | verspotten, hänseln, Spott treiben mit |
| Italiano | schernire, dileggiare, irridere |
| Ελληνικά | λοιδορώ loidoró, χλευάζω chlevázo, σαρκάζω sarkázo, κοροϊδεύω koroïdévo |
| Română | batjocori, zeflemisi |
| Русский | насмеха́ться над nasmexátʹsja nad |
| Tiếng Việt | chế giễu |
| العربية | سَخِرَ saḵira |
| עברית | סָנַט sanát |
noun a scornful or mocking remark
| Español | mofa, pulla, cachita, cacha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조롱 jorong, 모욕 moyok |
| 日本語 | 嘲笑 chōshō |
| 中文 | 奚落 xīluò |
| Português | zombaria |
| Français | sarcasme |
| Deutsch | Spott, höhnische Bemerkung, spöttische Bemerkung, Stichelei |
| Italiano | scherno, dileggio |
| Ελληνικά | χλευασμός chlevasmós, λοιδορία loidoría, σαρκασμός sarkasmós, κοροϊδία koroïdía |
| Română | batjocură, zeflemea |
| Русский | ко́лкость kólkostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lời chế giễu |
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title = {taunt},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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