taunt — ozdic

Collocations

8

1

(noun.)

ADJ

playground, racial/racist

VERB + TAUNT

hurl, shout

endure, face, suffer

She faced constant taunts from her classmates about her accent.

ignore

TAUNT + VERB

sting (sb into)

The other players' cruel remarks stung her into proving she was the best athlete on the team.

2

(verb.)

ADV

softly

She taunted him softly about his fear of spiders until he finally laughed.

PREP

about

The older boys would taunt him about his new glasses whenever they saw him at school.

with

She taunted her brother with jokes about his new haircut until he left the room.

Definitions

verb

1

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

noun

1

A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery.

VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that affrights our Children ſo.

The attacks and the failure to catch the killer created an atmosphere of fear and dismay throughout Yorkshire, and provoked grim taunts to the police at Leeds United football matches such as “Ripper 10, Police nil”

adj

1

Very high or tall.

the great ships, for want of ſufficient masts, will lose the advantages the taunt masts would procure

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

twit
taunting

verb — harass with persistent criticism or carping

tease
razz
rag
cod
tantalize
tantalise
bait
twit

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

VVith ſcoffes and ſcornes, and contumelious taunts, / In open Market-place produc't they me, / To be a publique ſpectacle to all: / Here, ſayd they, is the Terror of the French, / The Scar-Crovv that

Wiktionary

02

The attacks and the failure to catch the killer created an atmosphere of fear and dismay throughout Yorkshire, and provoked grim taunts to the police at Leeds United football matches such as “Ripper 1

Wiktionary

03

the great ships, for want of ſufficient masts, will lose the advantages the taunt masts would procure

Wiktionary

04

Don't taunt him. He's liable to fight back eventually.

Tatoeba · #5270121

05

The boy continued to taunt his younger brother.

Tatoeba · #6534921

06

They constantly taunt and deride others.

Tatoeba · #12675802

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, taunt is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.