Taunt

/tɔːnt/

Synonyms for "taunt" (259 found)

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Closest matches (52)

accuse affront allege annoy arraign article asperse aspersion atrocityback answerbanter barrack book brickbatbring accusationbring chargesbring to bookbronx cheerbug burlesque

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call namescaustic remarkchaff charge cite comeback complain contempt contumely crack cutcut atcutting remarkdare denounce denunciate deride derision despite

Verb(5 words)

bait baited cheeked cod derided

Noun(8 words)

bait and lurebaiting barb barbing barbs belittling catcalling deride

Strong matches (78)

digdig atdisdain dishonor dismiss disoblige dumpdump onenormityfasten onfasten uponfinger fleerfleer atflout flouting foolery getget freshget smart

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gibegibe atgibing retortgive offense toguyhang something onhasslehave a nervehave the cheekhave the gallheckle hisshold in contempthumiliate humiliationhurl a brickbatimpeach imply impute indict indignityinform againstinform oninjury insinuate insult jabjab atjape jeerjeer atjeering

Verb(10 words)

dissed flamed gibed gibing goaded heckle heckled japed japing jeered

Noun(16 words)

dissing flames flaming gibe gibes goad heckle heckles heckling hoots insult irritant jabs japes jeer jeers

Related words (129)

jestjibe atjoke kid lampoon laughlay chargesleg-pulllodge a complaintlodge a plaintloutmake boldmock mockery offend offense outrageparthian shotparting shotpick

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pin onpokepoke fun atpoohpooh poohpooh-poohprefer chargespress chargespresume provokeput downput onput on reportput-down put-on quip quiz ragrail atrallyrank outraspberry razz report reproach revile rib ride ridicule roastrude reproachscoffscoff atscorn scout scurrilityshort answerslam slapslap atslap in the facesneersneer atswipetake libertiestake to tasktasktaunt withtax tease tormenttreat with indignitytwituncomplimentary remarkupbraidverbal thrust

Noun(35 words)

jibe jibes jibing mockmock gesturemockeries mockery mocking mocks needling prod provocation provocations razzes razzing ridiculeridicule gesturesarcasmsarcastic gesturesass

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sledging snark snarks spur stimulus taunting teabag teases trolls twit twits twitting wisecrack wisecracking wisecracks

Verb(17 words)

jibed josh mocked needled rag rally razz razzed ride tantalise tantalize tease teased twit twitted wisecracked yanks

Adjective(1 words)

uncivil talk

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

18 entries

aggravation bemock communicationexperimental variableexpression gesture insult irritation mocknonverbal communicationnonverbal signalprocedure provocation provoke remarkspeech act

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More specific

15 entries

aggression triggerderisive lookdisruption cuegibe goad insult jeer mockmock gesturemockery prodprovocation cueridicule sneer spur

Collocations

9 entries

hostile tauntnonverbal tauntpublic tauntsharp tauntsustained taunttaunt cuetaunt stimulustaunt strategyverbal taunt

Inflections

3 entries

taunted taunting taunts

Derivations

3 entries

taunted taunter taunting

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Don't taunt him. He's liable to fight back eventually.

Source: tatoeba (5270121)

The boy continued to taunt his younger brother.

Source: tatoeba (6534921)

They constantly taunt and deride others.

Source: tatoeba (12675802)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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