taunt
To make fun of; to goad into responding, often in an aggressive mannerTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
» You're taunting me.
Ты смеёшься надо мной.
Ти глузуєш з мене.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
John taunts his brother to reveal his hiding spot.
verspotten, hänseln, Spott treiben mit
насмеха́ться надnasmexátʹsja nad
- harass with persistent criticism or carping
Examples
30 sentencesYou're taunting me.
Ти глузуєш з мене. — deniko
ruТы смеёшься надо мной. — odexed
Tom taunted Mary.
Stop taunting me.
Годі вже мене дражнити. — deniko
ruХватит меня задевать. — Ooneykcall
deHör auf, mich zu verspotten! — Yorwba
Sami's wife was constantly taunting him.
They constantly taunt and deride others.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to tFrom Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
taunts, taunting, taunted, tauntedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle