taunt
//tɔːnt//
Verb
tauntInfinitive
tauntPresent tense
tauntedPast tense
tauntedPast participle
tauntingPresent participle
tauntsThird-person singular
1
To provoke or mock someone with insulting remarks or gestures, often to make them angry or upset.
The other kids taunted him about his glasses.
2
To challenge or tease someone in a contemptuous or scornful way.
The older kids taunted him about his glasses.
Antonym
Noun
tauntSingular
1
A mocking or insulting remark intended to provoke or hurt someone.
She ignored the taunts from her classmates and kept walking.