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TAUNT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("taunt" is a kind of...):
aggravation; irritation; provocation (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
Derivation:
taunt (harass with persistent criticism or carping)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they taunt ... he / she / it taunts
Past simple: taunted
Past participle: taunted
-ing form: taunting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example:
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Synonyms:
bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "taunt" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "taunt"):
barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)
banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
taunt; taunting (aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing)
