- Types Of Speech
- You can use taunting as a noun or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Taunting
- A 2 syllables noun and 8 letters with the letters a, g, i, n, t, and u, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters nt. Taunting starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, ta, tau, taun, taunt, and the ending characters are g, ng, ing, ting, nting, ..
- Definition
- Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- Pig Latin
- Taunting in Pig Latin is said as "auntingtay or auntingtway".
- Unigram
- t | a | u | n | t | i | n | g
- Bigram
- ta | au | un | nt | ti | in | ng
- Trigram
- tau | aun | unt | nti | tin | ing
- Quadrigram
- taun | aunt | unti | ntin | ting
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- abusing vocally;
expressing contempt or ridicule;
"derisive laughter";
"a jeering crowd";
"her mocking smile";
"taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
Absurd | inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
Accuse | bring an accusation against level a charge against "He charged the man with spousal abuse" |
Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
Adumbrate | give to understand "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" |
Affront | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" |
Allege | report or maintain "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime" "He said it was too late to intervene in the war" "The registrar says that I owe the school money" |
Animadversion | harsh criticism or disapproval |
Annoy | cause annoyance in disturb, especially by minor irritations "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me" "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Taunting
Anagram | Definition |
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Taunting | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing |
Attuning |
View English words with the unique letters used in taunting. Words With The Letters Agintu
Word | Definition |
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Bait | something used to lure victims into danger |
Cod | major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters |
Rag | a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students) |
Rally | the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning" "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" |
Razz | 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" |
Ride | a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
Tantalise | 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" |
Tantalize | 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" |
Taunt | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing |
Tease | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule) provoking someone with persistent annoyances "he ignored their teases" "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" |
Word | Definition |
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Aggravation | action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" |
Irritation | the act of troubling or annoying someone |
Provocation | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment |
Taunting Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With G
- Spelled With / Contains Letters