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taunting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  taunt 
 
  1  sense  of  taunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  jeer,  scoff,  flout,  barrack,  gibe 
  =>  kid,  chaff,  jolly,  banter 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  taunt 
 
  1  sense  of  taunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  jeer,  scoff,  flout,  barrack,  gibe 
  =>  kid,  chaff,  jolly,  banter 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  taunt 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  taunt 
 
  1  sense  of  taunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  taunt 
 
  taunt  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  taunt 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
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  Grep  of  noun  taunting 
  taunting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  taunting 
 
  The  noun  taunting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  twit,  taunt,  taunting  --  (aggravation  by  deriding  or  mocking  or  criticizing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  taunt 
 
  The  verb  taunt  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride  --  (harass  with  persistent  criticism  or  carping;  "The  children  teased  the  new  teacher";  "Don't  ride  me  so  hard  over  my  failure";  "His  fellow  workers  razzed  him  when  he  wore  a  jacket  and  tie") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  taunting 
 
  The  adj  taunting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  derisive,  gibelike,  jeering,  mocking,  taunting  --  (abusing  vocally;  expressing  contempt  or  ridicule;  "derisive  laughter";  "a  jeering  crowd";  "her  mocking  smile";  "taunting  shouts  of  `coward'  and  `sissy'") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  taunting 
 
  1  sense  of  taunting 
 
  Sense  1 
  derisive,  gibelike,  jeering,  mocking,  taunting 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disrespectful)  ->  respectful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  taunting 
 
  1  sense  of  taunting 
 
  Sense  1 
  derisive,  gibelike,  jeering,  mocking,  taunting 
  =>  disrespectful  (vs.  respectful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  taunting 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  taunting 
 
  taunting  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  taunting 
  taunting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  taunting 
 
  The  noun  taunting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  twit,  taunt,  taunting  --  (aggravation  by  deriding  or  mocking  or  criticizing) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  taunt 
 
  The  verb  taunt  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  tease,  razz,  rag,  cod,  tantalize,  tantalise,  bait,  taunt,  twit,  rally,  ride  --  (harass  with  persistent  criticism  or  carping;  "The  children  teased  the  new  teacher";  "Don't  ride  me  so  hard  over  my  failure";  "His  fellow  workers  razzed  him  when  he  wore  a  jacket  and  tie") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  taunting 
 
  The  adj  taunting  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  derisive,  gibelike,  jeering,  mocking,  taunting  --  (abusing  vocally;  expressing  contempt  or  ridicule;  "derisive  laughter";  "a  jeering  crowd";  "her  mocking  smile";  "taunting  shouts  of  `coward'  and  `sissy'") 



taunting definition