[ UK /tˈɔːnt/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔnt/ ]
VERB
  1. harass with persistent criticism or carping
    Don't ride me so hard over my failure
    His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
    The children teased the new teacher
NOUN
  1. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
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How To Use taunt In A Sentence

  • The American troops come home in disgrace and the American military is taunted and ridiculed by the American media, global media, Islamic terrorists, and the moonbats here and aborad. Sound Politics: What It Means
  • They've all combined to form a huge black cloud that is going to taunt me all day.
  • She evaded his grasp and left without another word, sashaying her hips tauntingly.
  • And a younger, sprier Edwards fearlessly taunted his tormentor, U.S. Attorney John Volz, once rising to his feet for a toast in a French Quarter bar while trilling, “When my moods are over, and my time has come to pass, I hope they bury me upside down, so Volz can kiss my ass.” FLY FISHING WITH DARTH VADER
  • I phrased it as a sarcastic taunt, but I genuinely wanted to know the answer.
  • The last thing we want is to put ourselves in the position where he is taunted or provoked and reacts again.
  • Let's steal motorbikes and ride to Taunton! Times, Sunday Times
  • Jim Koch loves to talk about little companies that take on the Big Guys: artisanal-cheese makers who battle importers, the microdistillers who taunt liquor giants — and, most of all, the tiny microbrewer who elbows aside industry behemoths with a full-flavored beer and a well-crafted marketing pitch. Beer Baron
  • He scorned prudence in moderation at all times, and his behaviour, when the wave of Revolution at last carried him to power, gave point to the taunt of Thiers -- "c'est un fou furieux. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)
  • Not surprisingly the nine-year-old is subjected to cruel taunts at school because of her weight. The Sun
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