taunting

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taunting

/ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/ UK
/ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/ US, Scotland
/ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈtɒnt.ɪŋ/ Canada
/ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/ Canada, cot caught merger
/ˈtoːnt.ɪŋ/ Australia
/ˈtoːnt.əŋ/ New Zealand
/ˈʈɔnʈ.ɪŋ/ India

Rhymes with -ɔːntɪŋ

Where it comes from

From taunt + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of taunt

noun tauntings

The act of one who taunts. Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.
Similar: taunt, twit

adjective more taunting · most taunting

Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
Similar: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gibelike, mocking, jeering, derisive, disrespectful, twitting, teasing, kidding, goading, tease, teazing, bantering, heckling, ragging, playground taunt, twit

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Español	cachoso

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@misc{taunting_2026,
  title = {taunting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taunting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}