Definition of Taunts. Meaning of Taunts. Synonyms of Taunts

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Definition of Taunts

Taunt
Taunt Taunt, a. [Cf. OF. tant so great, F. tant so much, L. tantus of such size, so great, so much.] (Naut.) Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts. --Totten.
Taunt
Taunt Taunt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Taunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Taunting.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to tempt, to try, for tenter. See Tempt.] To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid; to jeer at; to flout. When I had at my pleasure taunted her. --Shak. Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See Deride.
Taunt
Taunt Taunt, n. Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts. --Shak. With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. --Prior.

Meaning of Taunts from wikipedia

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- Taunt is a surname in the English language. Derek Taunt, British mathematician (1917–2004) Henry Taunt, British photographer (1842–1922) Angela Verren–Taunt...
- Taunt (16 November 1917(Note 1) – 15 July 2004) was a British mathematician who worked as a codebreaker during World War II at Bletchley Park. Taunt attended...
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- Angela Verren (née Chick; 1930-2023), later Angela Verren–Taunt, was a British artist. Verren was born in Hampstead in north London and studied at King's...
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- Bond") and taunting them. Other players can foil the taunts by playing another taunt with a letter that corresponds to the first taunt. If this happens...
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