All taunt synonyms
taunt
T t verb taunt
- face down β Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- excite β Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
- dissing β to show disrespect for; affront.
- curl one's lip β to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- chaff β Chaff is the outer part of grain such as wheat. It is removed before the grain is used as food.
- deviled β Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- outdare β to surpass in daring.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- lead on β to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
- louted β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- got to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- disses β to show disrespect for; affront.
- mock β to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- lay down the law β the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people, whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision.
- louting β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- funned β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- joke β something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- deride β If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- deviling β Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- kid around β behave jokingly or playfully
- be-little β to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- dismiss β to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
- lout β an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- laugh away β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- flout β to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock: to flout the rules of propriety.
- dare β If you do not dare to do something, you do not have enough courage to do it, or you do not want to do it because you fear the consequences. If you dare to do something, you do something which requires a lot of courage.
- in flames β to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- affront β If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- oppose β to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- chivy β to harass or nag
- dissed β to show disrespect for; affront.
- hazed β an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors.
- funning β something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- catcall β Catcalls are loud noises that people make to show that they disapprove of something they are watching or listening to.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- jibe β to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
noun taunt
- brickbat β Brickbats are very critical or insulting remarks which are made in public about someone or something.
- fighting words β Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
- indignity β an injury to a person's dignity; slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury.
- disdainfulness β The state or quality of being disdainful.
- foolery β foolish action or conduct.
- insult β to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
- cheap shot β A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- barb β A barb is a sharp curved point near the end of an arrow or fish-hook which makes it difficult to pull out.
- despites β in spite of; notwithstanding.
- fleer β to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.