verb, noun
verb [VN] ~ sb (with sth) to try to make sb angry or upset by saying unkind things about them, laughing at their failures, etc:
The other kids continually taunted him about his size.
noun an insulting or unkind remark that is intended to make sb angry or upset:
Black players often had to endure racist taunts. * She ignored his taunt.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for taunt is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does taunt appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — taunt appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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