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発音

• enPR: tônt′ĭng
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/
• (General American, Scotland) IPA: /ˈtɔnt.ɪŋ/

  (General American, cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈtɒnt.ɪŋ/, (cot–caught merger) /ˈtɑnt.ɪŋ/
• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈtoːnt.ɪŋ/
• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈtoːnt.əŋ/
• (India) IPA: /ˈʈɔnʈ.ɪŋ/
• 韻: -ɔːntɪŋ
• ハイフネーション: taunt‧ing

動詞

taunting

1. present participle and gerund of taunt

名詞

taunting (plural tauntings)

1. The act of one who taunts.

   Synonyms: taunt, twit

   • 1992, Rodney D. Olsen, Dancing in Chains: The Youth of William Dean Howells, page 8:

     Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.

形容詞

taunting (comparative more taunting, superlative most taunting)

1. Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.

   Synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking

派生語

関連する語

参考

• (noun) provocation, aggravation, irritation
• (adjective) disrespectful

参照

Further reading

• “taunting”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

アナグラム

• attuning, nutating