taunting

COUNT IN NET NET

1 in 1 verses (in OT : 1 in 1 verses)

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun taunting has 1 sense

taunting(n = noun.act) taunt, twit - aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing; Array

is a kind of aggravation, irritation, provocation

Derived form verb taunt₁

Adjective taunting has 1 sense

taunting(s = adj.all) derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking - abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

taunting, a. & n.

a. & n. from Taunt, v. [1913 Webster]

"Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection." [1913 Webster]

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THESAURUS

taunting

banter, bantering, booing, catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisive, derisory, fleering, flippancy, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, mockery, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, razzing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, teasing, twitting

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