Taunting

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Taunting}.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to
     tempt, to try, for tenter. See {Tempt}.]
     To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to
     upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.
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           When I had at my pleasure taunted her.   --Shak.
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     Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
          {Deride}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taunting \Taunt"ing\,
     a. & n. from {Taunt}, v.
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           Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection.
                                                    --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  taunting
       adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive
             laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile";
             "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive},
              {gibelike}, {jeering}, {mocking}]
       n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit},
            {taunt}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "taunting":
     banter, bantering, booing, catcalling, chaffing, derision,
     derisive, derisory, fleering, flippancy, flippant, fooling,
     grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering,
     levity, mockery, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing,
     raillery, rallying, razzing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting,
     scoffing, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass,
     smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting,
     teasing, twitting