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Meanings of taunt in anglès

portuguès
zombaria
català
mofa
espanyol
vituperio

Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.

mofa
català
amoïnar
espanyol
befarse

Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

amoïnar
Sinònims
Examples for "taunting"
Examples for "taunting"
1
We both know you don't feel that way, so stop taunting me.
Frontier courtship
2
The laugh was turned on him; there was ceaseless ridicule and taunting.
Trumps
3
For the moment he felt powerless in face of her cold taunting.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
4
Its voice was smooth, assured, and only just short of openly taunting.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
5
Labarde was clearly provoking him; taunting a man just wasn't his style.
Amagansett
1
What if I'd told this condescending little twit his report was good?
The Guardian
2
But Englishmen should be the last to twit her with such ignorance.
North America — Volume 1
3
A nice fellow he is to twit a man with the bottle.
His Grace of Osmonde / Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Lif...
4
He was too wise then to twit those others with their unbelief.
The Flying U's Last Stand
5
For all that, he didn't seem like too much of a twit.
A nose for justice

To treat or speak of with contempt.

Usage of taunt in anglès
1
The one will taunt, the other defy; one aggresses, the other retaliates.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
2
The taunt had long since lost its sting; so I replied, meekly:
Miriam Monfort / A Novel
3
The taunt was quite lost on him; he was calmly regarding Natalie.
Sunrise
4
The very children on the streets would taunt my children about it.
Love's Pilgrimage: A Novel
5
Not able to resist an opening taunt, she added, A fillet knife?
A necessary evil
6
This is not the taunt of enemies, but the warning of friends.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 2: 1843-1858
7
The cruel taunt of cowardice she had flung at Roddy was explained.
Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa
8
Not for the reason that Scotland fans will taunt him on Saturday.
The Guardian
9
Her proud spirit shrinks beneath the cruel taunt he hurls at her.
The Haunted Chamber: A Novel
10
So the killer likes to taunt his victims before he grabs them.
Midnight caller
11
This may only have been the groundless taunt of an envious rival.
Famous Americans of Recent Times
12
She paused, and hurled the taunt she knew would hurt him most.
Ben Blair / The Story of a Plainsman
13
The Wizard smiled contemptuously at her words, and added taunt to taunt.
The Shadow Witch
14
Don't look back to them, princess, for you only taunt their hopes.
The buried giant
15
Then it had brought the broken skeleton back here like a taunt.
The Wolf’s Hour
16
Russ's tone was sarcastic, but I ignored the good-natured taunt and continued.
Darkness on the edge of town
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Translations for taunt
portuguès
zombaria
Taunt through the time
Taunt across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common