TAUNT


Meaning of TAUNT in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ racist

▪ playground ( esp. BrE ), schoolyard ( AmE )

▪ cruel

VERB + TAUNT

▪ shout

▪ be subjected to , endure , suffer

He had to endure the racist ~s of the crowd.

▪ hear

▪ ignore

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ constantly , regularly , repeatedly

He was constantly ~ed for being foreign.

▪ openly

▪ repeatedly

▪ racially ( BrE )

He claimed he had been racially ~ed and abused.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

Some of the girls ~ed her about her weight.

▪ with

The other children ~ed him with nicknames.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .