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Webster 1913 Edition

Taunt

Taunt

,
Adj.
[Cf. OF.
tant
so great, F.
tant
so much, L.
tantus
of such size, so great, so much.]
(Naut.)
Very high or tall;
as, a ship with
taunt
masts
.
Totten.

Taunt

,
Verb.
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.
When I had at my pleasure
taunted
her.
Shakespeare
Syn. – To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See
Deride
.

Taunt

,
Noun.
Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious
taunts
.
Shakespeare
With sacrilegious
taunt
and impious jest.
Prior.

Webster 1828 Edition

Taunt

T`AUNT

, v.t.
1.
To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid.
When I had at my pleasure taunted her--
2.
To exprobrate; to censure.
Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase,and taunt my faults.

T`AUNT

,
Noun.
Upbraiding words; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.

Definition 2024

taunt

taunt

English

Verb

taunt ‎(third-person singular simple present taunts, present participle taunting, simple past and past participle taunted)

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

Noun

taunt ‎(plural taunts)

  1. A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery
Translations

Etymology 2

Compare Old French tant ‎(“so great”), French tant ‎(“so much”), Latin tantus ‎(“of such size, so great, so much”). See ataunt.

Adjective

taunt ‎(comparative more taunt, superlative most taunt)

  1. (nautical) Very high or tall.
    a ship with taunt masts
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