About The Word Taunting
Learn about the word Taunting to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Taunting definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Taunting
| Taunting Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Taunting?
[n] aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
[adj] abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" Synonyms | Synonyms for Taunting: derisive | disrespectful | gibelike | jeering | mocking | taunt | twit Related Terms | Find terms related to Taunting: See Also | aggravation | irritation | provocation Taunting In Webster's Dictionary \Taunt"ing\,
a. & n. from {Taunt}, v.
Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection.
--Burke.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- In-fighting ‐ boxing at close quarters [n] conflict between members of the…
- Protestant deacon ‐ a Protestant layman who assists…
- Awake ‐ stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the…
- Mensa ‐ a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere…
- Calculus ‐ the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with…
- Sonny ‐ a male child (a familiar term of address…
- Houyhnhnm ‐ one of a race of intelligent horses who ruled the Yahoos in Swift's…
- Spontaneity ‐ the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings…
- Harikari ‐ (Japan) ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword; practiced…
- Copland ‐ United States composer who developed a distinctly American music…