Taunting

Definitions: Taunting

Taunting

Adjective

1. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'".

Noun

1. Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing.

Date "taunting" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1600. (references)

Synonyms: Taunting

Synonyms: derisive (adj), gibelike (adj), jeering (adj), mocking (adj), taunt (n), twit (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Taunting

English words defined with "taunting": Convicious ♦ Hectorly ♦ Improperation ♦ Sarcastical. (references)

Etymologies containing "taunting": Convicious. (references)

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Such is the language of those fiendish tormentors, words of taunting and of reproach, of hatred and of disgust.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Minorities	Czech Republic	Approximately 45 skinheads had gathered earlier in the day in a nearby town to celebrate Adolf Hitler's birthday, and upon arriving at a restaurant in Novy Bor, began taunting Roma who were there. (references)
	Argentina	Early in the year, the Argentine Soccer Association established rules to stop or cancel games when any ethnic incidents or taunting erupts, such as anti-Semitic and anti-immigrant incidents that have occurred at soccer matches in the past several years. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Taunting" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 80.00% of the time. "Taunting" is used about 90 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	80%	72	39,377
Adjective (general or positive)	16.67%	15	90,616
Noun (singular)	3.33%	3	202,518
Total	100.00%	90	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "taunting": censor-taunting, self-taunting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "taunting"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
German		spottend (flouting, japing, mocking, scoffing, sneering). (various references)

Greek		σαρκαστικόσ (cutting, mordant, sarcastic, vitriolic). (various references)

Hungarian		gúnyolódó (bobber, bobbish, derisive, derisory, mocker, rallying, scoffer, scoffing, taunter), gúny (irony, jest, mock, ridicule, sarcasm, scorn, taunt), csúfolódó (flouter, giber, mocker, rallying, scoffer, scoffing, taunter), csúfolódás (flout, gibe, jeer, jibe, mockery, rallying, scoffing). (various references)

Manx		grinderagh (grumble, mock, sarcastic, satirical, satirist, snarl), floutagh (abusive, aspersive, distainful, flippant, lewdly jocular, mock, reproachful, scornful, scurrilous, slanderous, vituperative). (various references)

Pig Latin		auntingtay.(various references)

Romanian		sarcastic (acrid, biting, caustic, caustically, cynical, lashing, mordacious, sarcastic, sarcastically, sardonic, satiric, severe, sharp, sneering, tart). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zajedljiv (acidulous, astringent, biting, cutting, mordant, poignant, pointed, sarcastic, tart, vitriolic), sarkastičan (sarcastic, snide), podrugljiv (derisive, derisory, jeering, mocking, quizzical, ridicule, sneering, snide). (various references)

Turkish		başa kakan, alay eden. (various references)

Welsh		edliwgar (reproachful). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Date	Source	Habakkuk Chapter 2, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Ouci tauta panta parabolhn kat' autou lhmyontai kai problhma eiV dihghsin autou kai erousin ouai o plhqunwn eautw ta ouk onta autou ewV tinoV kai barunwn ton kloion autou stibarwV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Numquid non omnes isti super eum parabolam sument et loquellam enigmatum eius et dicetur vae ei qui multiplicat non sua usquequo et adgravat contra se densum lutum
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Wher not alle these vpon hym shuln take a parable, and the spekyng of derk sentencis of hym? And it shal be saide, Wo to hym that multiplieth thingus not his owne; how long, and he aggregith ayeinus hym thicke clay?
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth that which is not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay!
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Habakkuk Chapter 2, Verse 6
Bulgarian	Против такъв няма ли всички тия да съставят притча, И против него присмивателна поговорка? като рекат: �"орко на оногова, който натрупва много <I> нещо </I>, което не е негово! - докога? - И който товари себе си със залози!
Cebuano	Dili ba kining tanan mohisgut usa ka sambingay batok kaniya, ug sa usa ka mabiaybiayon nga sanglitanan batok kaniya, ug magaingon: Alaut siya nga nagapatubo niadtong dili iya! hangtud anus-a kana? ug kadtong nagalulan sa iyang kaugalingon tungod sa mga prenda nga inagaw!
Chinese	這些國的民、豈不都要題起詩歌、並俗語、譏刺他、說、禍 �"� 迦 �' 底人、 � 增添不屬自己的財物、多多取人的當 � � 、要到幾時為止呢。
Croatian	Zar mu se neæe svi podrugivati, rugalicu i zagonetku spjevat' protiv njega? Reæi æe: Jao onom tko množi što nije njegovo (a dokle æe?) i optereæuje se zalogama!
Danish	Visselig skal de alle istemme en Hånsang, en Smædevise fuld af Hentydninger til ham og sige: Ve ham, der dynger andres Gods op - hvor længe? - og læsser Pantegods på sig!
Dutch	Zouden dan niet al dezelve van hem een spreekwoord opnemen, en een uitlegging der raadselen van hem? En men zal zeggen: Wee dien, die vermeerdert hetgeen het zijne niet is (hoe lange!), en dien, die op zich laadt dik slijk.
Finnish	Mutta ne kaikki virittävät hänestä pilkkalaulun, ivarunon, arvoituslaulun; he sanovat: "Voi sitä, joka hankkii paljon omaisuutta, mikä ei ole hänen - ja kuinkahan pitkäksi aikaa? - ja kasaa päällensä pantteja!
French	Ne sera-t-il pas pour tous un sujet de sarcasme, De railleries et d`énigmes? On dira: Malheur � celui qui accumule ce qui n`est pas � lui! Jusques � quand?... Malheur � celui qui augmente le fardeau de ses dettes!
German	Was gilt's aber? diese alle werden einen Spruch von ihm machen und eine Sage und Sprichwort und werden sagen: Weh dem, der sein Gut mehrt mit fremden Gut! Wie lange wird's währen, und ladet nur viel Schulden auf sich?
Haitian Creole	Men, tout pèp sa yo pral pase yo nan betiz, yo pral rele chalbari dèyè yo, yo pral bay istwa sou yo. Yo pral di: Madichon pou moun k'ap plede pran sa ki pa pou yo! Kilè y'a sispann fè sa? Madichon pou moun k'ap bay ponya epi k'ap fè moun peye gwo enterè mete sou li!
Hungarian	Avagy nem költenek-é ezek mindnyájan példabeszédet róla, és találós mesét reá, mondván: Jaj annak, a ki rakásra gyûjti, a mi nem övé! De meddig? És a ki adóssággal terheli magát!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Tetapi semua yang ditaklukkannya itu akan menyindir dan mengolok-oloknya. Mereka akan berkata, "Terkutuklah engkau sebab menimbun barang yang bukan milikmu! Berapa lama lagi engkau memperkaya dirimu dengan memaksa orang-orang yang berhutang kepadamu untuk membayar hutang mereka?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bukankah sekalian itu akan mengangkat suatu perbahasaan akan halnya dan membuat beberapa ibarat akan dia, serta katanya: Wai bagi orang yang menambah-nambahkan barang yang bukan dia punya! Berapa lama, maka adalah ia seperti orang yang menenggelamkan dirinya dalam utang.
Italian	Forse che tutti non lo canzoneranno, non faranno motteggi per lui? Diranno: - e fino a quando? - e si carica di pegni!
Korean	그 무 리 가 다 속 담 으 로 그 를 평 � 하 며 조 롱 하 �" 시 로 그 를 �'� 자 하 지 않 � 느 냐 ? 곧 이 르 기 를 �" 있 을 진 � � ! 자 기 소 � 아 닌 것 을 모 으 �" 자 여 ! 언 � � 까 지 이 르 � 느 냐 ? 볼 모 잡 은 것 으 로 무 겁 게 짐 진 자 여 !
Maori	E kore ianei e whakahuatia e enei katoa he kupu whakatauki mona, he whakapeka taunu ano mona, a ka mea, Aue, te mate mo te tangata e ami ana i te mea ehara nei i a ia! he pehea ra te roa? mo te tangata ano e haupu ake ana i te taunaha ki runga ki a ia!
Modern Greek	�"εν θελουσι λαβει παντες ουτοι παραβολην κατ' αυτου και παροιμιαν εμπαικτικην εναντιον αυτου; και ειπει, Ουαι εις τον πληθυνοντα το μη εαυτου· εως ποτε; και εις τον επιβαρυνοντα εαυτον με παχυν πηλον.
Norwegian	Skal ikke alle disse synge nidviser og spottesanger om ham, lage gåter om ham og si: Ve den som dynger op ting som ikke hører ham til - hvor lenge? - og som lesser på sig pantegods!
Portuguese	Não levantarão, pois, todos estes contra ele um provérbio e um dito zombador? E dirão: Ai daquele que acumula o que não é seu! (até quando?) e daquele que se carrega a si mesmo de penhores!
Rumanian	Nu va fi el de batjocura tuturor acestora, de rks wi de pominq? Se va zice: ,,Vai de cel ce adunq ce nu este al lui! Pknq cknd se va kmpovqra cu datorii?
Russian	оП ОЕ ЧУЕ МЙ ПОЙ �'Х�"ХФ � ТПЙЪОПУЙФШ П ОЕН � ТЙФЮХ Й ОБУНЕЫМЙЧХА � ЕУОШ: `ЗПТЕ ФПНХ, ЛФП �'ЕЪ НЕТЩ П�'ПЗБЭБЕФ УЕ�'С ОЕ УЧПЙН, --ОБ �"ПМЗП МЙ? --Й П�'ТЕНЕОСЕФ УЕ�'С ЪБМПЗБНЙ!`
Spanish	Pero, ¿no han de levantar todos éstos la voz contra él con refranes y sarcasmos? Le dirán: "¡Ay del que multiplica lo que no es suyo! ¿Hasta cuándo ha de amontonar sobre sí las prendas empeñadas?"
Swedish	Sannerligen, de skola allasammans stämma upp en visa över honom, ja, en smädesång om honom med välbetänkta ord; man skall säga: Ve dig som hopar vad som icke är ditt och belastar dig med utpantat gods -- men för huru länge!
Thai	ประชาชาติทั้งสิ้นเหล่านี้จะไม่ยกคำอุปมากล่าวต่อเขาหรือ และยกสุ� าษิตกล่าวเยาะเขาว่า "วิบัติแก่ผู้ที่สะสมสิ่งที่มิใช่ของตนไว้ จะทำอย่างนี้ไ�"้นานเท่าใ�"นะ และบรรทุกของที่ยึ�"เป็นประกันไว้เต็มตัว
Ukrainian	Чи ж усі вони не складуть приповістки на нього та загадки насмішливої йому не прокажуть: �"оре тому, хто для себе розмножу�" те, що не його! Аж доки це буде? �"оре тому, хто чинить тяжкою заставу на себе!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "taunting": tauntingly. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Taunting" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: saunting, taunti, tauntine, tauting. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "taunting" (pronounced tô"nting)
5	-ô" n t i ng	daunting, flaunting, haunting.
4	-n t i ng	accenting, accounting, amounting, appointing, augmenting, blunting, bunting, cementing, chanting, circumventing, commenting, complementing, complimenting, confronting, consenting, counting, decanting, denting, disappointing, discounting, disorienting, dissenting, documenting, enchanting, experimenting, fainting, fermenting, fingerprinting, fomenting, fragmenting, fronting, glinting, granting, grunting, hinting, hunting, implanting, implementing, imprinting, inventing, lamenting, minting, misrepresenting, mounting, painting, panting, parenting, patenting, pinpointing, planting, pointing, presenting, preventing, printing, ranting, recanting, recounting, reinventing, relenting, renting, repainting, replanting, representing, reprinting, resenting, shunting, slanting, sprinting, squinting, supplanting, supplementing, surmounting, tainting, tenting, tormenting, transplanting, unrelenting, unstinting, venting, wanting.
3	-t i ng	abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, annotating, anticipating, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, completing, complicating, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, congratulating, connecting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, firefighting, fitting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fretting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, gloating, graduating, grafting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implicating, importing, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, parachuting, participating, parting, pasting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pirating, pitting, placating, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, repatriating, repeating, replicating, reporting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supporting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, targeting, tasting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unremitting, unseating, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: attuning, nutating.
	Words within the letters "a-g-i-n-n-t-t-u"
	-1 letter: antigun, nutting, tauting.
	-2 letters: anting, guanin, nutant, tuning.
	-3 letters: gaunt, giant, gutta, taint, taunt, titan.
	-4 letters: agin, anti, aunt, gain, gait, gaun, gnat, guan, tain, tang, taut, ting, tint, tuna, tung, unai, unit.
	-5 letters: ain, ait, ani, ant, att, gan, gat, gin, git, gnu, gun, gut, inn, nag, nan, nit, nun, nut, tag, tan, tat, tau, tin, tit, tug, tui, tun, tut, uta.
	Words containing the letters "a-g-i-n-n-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: tautening, truanting, unhatting, unstating.
	+2 letters: intriguant, intubating, tauntingly, truncating.
	+3 letters: antihunting, antiquating, aquatinting, attenuating, eventuating, extenuating, gauntleting, infatuating, intriguants, manumitting, outpainting, outstanding, outthanking, outvaunting, punctuating, transmuting, unstartling.
	+4 letters: accentuating, antihuntings, augmentation, conglutinate, menstruating, quantitating, understating, unflattering, unhesitating, unintegrated.
	+5 letters: agglutinating, agglutination, anticoagulant, argumentation, augmentations, conglutinated, conglutinates, counteracting, euthanatizing, ingurgitating, ingurgitation, integumentary, outdistancing, outstandingly, strangulating, strangulation, triangulating, triangulation, unthreatening.
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