😏

taunt

verb
/tɔːnt/

Meaning

to provoke or challenge someone with insulting remarks

Example Sentences

The bully tried to taunt him with cruel words.

Example Expressions

taunt with

Synonyms

mock, jeer, tease, provoke, ridicule

Antonyms

praise, encourage, compliment

Collocations

taunt someone, cruel taunt, constant taunting, taunt with

Related Vocabularies

to bring up a subject for discussion
to move or cause to move up and down or from side to side with rapid, short movements
to catch or trap, often by trickery or deceit
to consider or think of in a particular way; to look at
to stop being visible or to cease to exist
To combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole, to strengthen or mak...

Explore More