Taunt
Bible Usage:
- First Reference: Jeremiah 24:9
- Last Reference: Ezekiel 5:15
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Taunt
T'AUNT, verb transitive
1. To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid.
When I had at my pleasure taunted her--
2. To exprobrate; to censure.
Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase, and taunt my faults.
T'AUNT, noun Upbraiding words; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
Taunted
T'AUNTED, participle passive Upbraided with sarcastic or severe words.
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Taunter
T'AUNTER, noun One who taunts, reproaches or upbraids with sarcastic or censorious reflections.
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Taunting
T'AUNTING, participle present tense Treating with severe reflections; upbraiding.
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Tauntingly
T'AUNTINGLY, adverb With bitter and sarcastic words; insultingly; scoffingly.