taunt

Significado (Inglês)

Verb

To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

Noun

A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

Adj

Very high or tall.

Sinônimos

mock

jeer

tease

ridicule

deride

mockery

gibe

insult

sneer

scoff

jibe

tantalize

make fun of

pester

flout

sarcasm

reproach

twit

abuse

provoke

razz

rebuke

hoot

boo

ride

sting

tantalise

taunting

derision

irritate

stir up

scold

jeer at

jest

scoff at

joke

🤣

kid

🧒

enrage

knock about

fleer

infuriate

banter

revile

harass

rally

censure

rail

rag

cod

bait

dumb-found

ah

amuse

annoy

bad-mouth

blame

catcall

curse

defy

fun

gird

goad

haze

hooting

inveigle

irk

knack

laugh

😆

laugh at

make a butt of

make fun

make sport of

nag

poke fun at

pull someone’s leg

reprimand

revise

rib

scorn

sorrow

tempt

torment

upbraid

vilify

vituperate

wipe

wonder

accuse falsely

diss

gibe at

make light of

give a good shaking

pish

put-down

shame

indulge in personalities against

reproach intentionally

accuse

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/tɔːnt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

From Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.