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taunt

UK/tɔːnt/ US/tɔnt/ uncommon obsolete
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

harass with persistent criticism or carping

  • “The children teased the new teacher”
  • “Don”
  • “;”
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noun

1.

aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

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Origin

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

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