Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)Very high or tall.

Examples

30 sentences

  1. You're taunting me.

    Ти глузуєш з мене. — deniko

    ruТы смеёшься надо мной. — odexed

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  2. Tom taunted Mary.

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  3. Stop taunting me.

    Годі вже мене дражнити. — deniko

    ruХватит меня задевать. — Ooneykcall

    deHör auf, mich zu verspotten! — Yorwba

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  4. Sami's wife was constantly taunting him.

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  5. They constantly taunt and deride others.

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Origin

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

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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Forms

more taunt, most taunt
Comparativemore taunt Lesson
Superlativemost taunt Lesson

regular

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tattletattooB2tautC1tautologytavern
taunt — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto