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Detailed Synonyms for taunting in English

taunting:

taunting adj

  1. taunting
    – abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule 1
    mocking; derisive; jeering; gibelike; taunting
    – abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule 1

taunting [the ~] noun

  1. the taunting
    – aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing 1
    the taunt; the twit; the taunting
    – aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing 1

Alternate Synonyms for "taunting":


Related Definitions for "taunting":

  1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule1
    • taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'1
  2. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing1

taunt:

to taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)

  1. to taunt
    to abuse
    – use foul or abusive language towards 1
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
      • The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket1
    to taunt; to call names; to scoff at; to jeer at
    • taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)
    • call names verb (calls names, called names, calling names)
    • scoff at verb (scoffs at, scoffed at, scoffing at)
    • jeer at verb (jeers at, jeered at, jeering at)
  2. to taunt
    to ridicule; to sneer; to make a fool of; to taunt; to scoff at
    • ridicule verb (ridicules, ridiculed, ridiculing)
    • sneer verb (sneers, sneered, sneering)
    • make a fool of verb (makes a fool of, made a fool of, making a fool of)
    • taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)
    • scoff at verb (scoffs at, scoffed at, scoffing at)
  3. to taunt
    to taunt; to jeer
    • taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)
    • jeer verb (jeers, jeered, jeering)
  4. to taunt
    to taunt; to jeer at; to call names
    • taunt verb (taunts, taunted, taunting)
    • jeer at verb (jeers at, jeered at, jeering at)
    • call names verb (calls names, called names, calling names)
    to abuse
    – use foul or abusive language towards 1
    • abuse verb (abuses, abused, abusing)
      • The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket1

Conjugations for taunt:

present
  1. taunt
  2. taunt
  3. taunts
  4. taunt
  5. taunt
  6. taunt
simple past
  1. taunted
  2. taunted
  3. taunted
  4. taunted
  5. taunted
  6. taunted
present perfect
  1. have taunted
  2. have taunted
  3. has taunted
  4. have taunted
  5. have taunted
  6. have taunted
past continuous
  1. was taunting
  2. were taunting
  3. was taunting
  4. were taunting
  5. were taunting
  6. were taunting
future
  1. shall taunt
  2. will taunt
  3. will taunt
  4. shall taunt
  5. will taunt
  6. will taunt
continuous present
  1. am taunting
  2. are taunting
  3. is taunting
  4. are taunting
  5. are taunting
  6. are taunting
subjunctive
  1. be taunted
  2. be taunted
  3. be taunted
  4. be taunted
  5. be taunted
  6. be taunted
diverse
  1. taunt!
  2. let's taunt!
  3. taunted
  4. taunting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

taunt [the ~] noun

  1. the taunt
    the gibe; the jeer; the taunt
  2. the taunt
    the taunt; the mockery
  3. the taunt
    – aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing 1
    the taunt; the taunting; the twit
    – aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing 1

taunt

  1. taunt

Related Words for "taunt":


Alternate Synonyms for "taunt":


Related Definitions for "taunt":

  1. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing1