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Verb: taunt  tont
  1. Deliberately provoke by mocking or poking fun
    "The children taunted the new teacher";
    - tease, razz [N. Amer, informal], rag, cod [Brit, informal], bait, twit [informal], rally, ride [N. Amer, informal], wind up [Brit, informal]
Noun: taunt  tont
  1. Aggravation by deriding, mocking or criticizing
    "The bully's constant taunts made school life miserable for her";
    - twit [informal], taunting

Derived forms: taunting, taunts, taunted

Type of: aggravation, bemock [archaic], irritation, mock, provocation

Encyclopedia: Taunt, Henry