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Webster 1913 Edition
Taunt
Taunt
,Adj.
[Cf. OF.
tant
so great, F. tant
so much, L. tantus
of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.)
Very high or tall;
as, a ship with
. taunt
mastsTotten.
Taunt
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Taunted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Taunting
.] To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
When I had at my pleasure
taunted
her. Shakespeare
Syn. – To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
Deride
. Taunt
,Noun.
Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious
taunts
. Shakespeare
With sacrilegious
taunt
and impious jest. Prior.
Webster 1828 Edition
Taunt
T`AUNT
, v.t.1.
To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid. When I had at my pleasure taunted her--
2.
To exprobrate; to censure. Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase,and taunt my faults.
T`AUNT
,Noun.
With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.
Definition 2024
taunt
taunt
English
Verb
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.
Translations
to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding
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Noun
taunt (plural taunts)
Translations
a scornful or mocking remark
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Etymology 2
Compare Old French tant (“so great”), French tant (“so much”), Latin tantus (“of such size, so great, so much”). See ataunt.
Adjective
taunt (comparative more taunt, superlative most taunt)
- (nautical) Very high or tall.
- a ship with taunt masts
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