taunt

/tɔːnt/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
taunts
past
taunted
past participle
taunted
gerund
taunting

Meaning

  1. provocar, burlarse de

    • The players taunted their opponents after the goal.

      Los jugadores provocaron a sus oponentes después del gol.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

mock

Near-total synonyms for ridiculing someone; taunt often implies repeated, deliberate provocation.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa taunt?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The players ___ their opponents after the goal.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a taunt?

verb

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