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Meanings of taunt in English

Portuguese
zombaria
Catalan
mofa
Spanish
vituperio

Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.

        zombaria
        Catalan
        amoïnar
        Spanish
        befarse

        Harass with persistent criticism or carping.

            amoïnar

            To treat or speak of with contempt.

                Usage of taunt in English
                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
                Portuguese
                zombaria
                Taunt through the time
                Taunt across language varieties
                United Kingdom
                Common
                United States of America
                Common