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taunted

taunted is the simple past and past participle of taunt.

Meaning of taunt

Verb

taunt (third-person singular simple present taunts, present participle taunting, simple past and past participle taunted)

  1. (transitive) To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
    • John taunts his brother to reveal his hiding spot.

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Questions about taunted

What is taunted the simple past and past participle of?
Taunted is the simple past and past participle of taunt.

Words near taunted in the dictionary

  1. Taungthu
  2. Taungthus
  3. taungya
  4. taungyas
  5. taunt
  6. taunted
  7. taunter
  8. taunters
  9. tauntest
  10. taunteth
  11. taunting

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