[tɔːnt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a remark made in order to anger, wound, or provoke someone
(e.g: pupils will play truant rather than face the taunts of classmates about their ragged clothes)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from French tant pour tant ‘like for like, tit for tat’, from tant ‘so much’, from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus. An early use of the verb was ‘exchange banter’

[tɔːnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- provoke or challenge (someone) with insulting remarks
(e.g: pupils began taunting her about her weight)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 16th century: from French tant pour tant ‘like for like, tit for tat’, from tant ‘so much’, from Latin tantum, neuter of tantus. An early use of the verb was ‘exchange banter’