Definition of taunt Taunt
/tɔˈnt/ - [tont] - taunt
We found 14 definitions of taunt from 9 different sources.
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What does taunt mean?
WordNet
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| taunt - aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing | ||
| twit, taunting | ||
| aggravation, provocation, irritation action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" | ||
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| taunt - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" | ||
| tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, twit, rally, ride | ||
| bemock, mock treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" | ||
| jeer, flout, gibe, scoff, barrack laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" | ||
| banter, chaff, jolly, josh, kid be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- taunt (a.)
Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. - taunt (v. t.)
To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. - taunt (n.)
Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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taunt
To treat or speak of with contempt. -
taunt
To harass with persistent criticism or carping.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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taunt
tawnt, v.t. to reproach or upbraid with severe or insulting words: to censure sarcastically.—n. upbraiding, sarcastic, or insulting words: a bitter reproach.—n. Taunt′er.—adj. Taunt′ing.—adv. Taunt′ingly. [O. Fr. tanter—L. tentāre, to tempt.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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taunt
foit, an epithet used, in the sea-language, to signify high or tall. It is peculiarly expressed of the masts when they are of an extraordinary length, as square is applied to the yards on the same occasion.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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taunt
High or tall, commonly applied to very long masts.--All a taunto is a ship having all her light and long spars aloft.
Wikipedia 
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A taunt is a sarcastic remark, challenge, or insult that someone does to make another angry. It can be compared to fighting words and trash-talk.
Taunts are also a genre of Folklore.
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