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"t": "to tempt, try, provoke"
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"name": "der"
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"etymology_text": "Middle French tanter (“to tempt, try, provoke”), variant of Old French tempter (“to try”). Doublet of tempt.",
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{
"form": "taunts",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "taunting",
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"participle",
"present"
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{
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"past"
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"pos": "verb",
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"glosses": [
"to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner."
],
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"links": [
[
"goad",
"goad#Verb"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "saḵira",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "سَخِرَ"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "attaryag",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic"
],
"word": "اَتَّرْيَق"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nadsmivam se",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "надсмивам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podigravam se",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "подигравам се"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "mofar-se de"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "hekelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "defii"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "pilkata"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "narguer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "verspotten"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "hänseln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "Spott treiben mit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "loidoró",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "λοιδορώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chlevázo",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "χλευάζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sarkázo",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "σαρκάζω"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koroïdévo",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "κοροϊδεύω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kertoméō",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "κερτομέω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "sanát",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "סָנַט"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "kigúnyol"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "smána"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "brigsla"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "hæða"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "schernire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "dileggiare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "irridere"
},
{
"alt": "たてつく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tatetsuku",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "楯突く"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cɑmʼɑɑk",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "ចំអក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "joronghada",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "조롱하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "moyokhada",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "모욕하다"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "tāwai"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "taunu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "whakatarariki"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "håne"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "zombar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "batjocori"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "zeflemisi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasmexátʹsja nad",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "насмеха́ться над"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "mofarse de"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "häckla"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "pika"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "smäda"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "cīṇṭu",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "சீண்டு"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "alay etmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "sataşmak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "iğnelemek"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make fun of (someone); to goad into responding",
"word": "chế giễu"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/tɔːnt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔnt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑnt/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːnt"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːnt"
},
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"enpr": "tônt",
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},
{
"enpr": "tänt",
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"name": "der"
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"forms": [
{
"form": "taunts",
"tags": [
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}
],
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],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"word": "playground taunt"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2020 November 13, Duncan Campbell, “Peter Sutcliffe obituary”, in The Guardian",
"text": "The attacks and the failure to catch the killer created an atmosphere of fear and dismay throughout Yorkshire, and provoked grim taunts to the police at Leeds United football matches such as “Ripper 10, Police nil”",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery"
],
"id": "en-taunt-en-noun-ZmNxQRk5",
"links": [
[
"scornful",
"scornful"
],
[
"mocking",
"mocking"
],
[
"remark",
"remark"
],
[
"jeer",
"jeer"
],
[
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],
"translations": [
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "kinayə"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prismeh",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "присмех"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podigravka",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подигравка"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "cháonòng",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "嘲弄"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "schimpscheut"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "pilkka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sarcasme"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "escarnio"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "mofa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ludibrio"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Spott"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "höhnische Bemerkung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "spöttische Bemerkung"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Stichelei"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "chlevasmós",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "χλευασμός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "loidoría",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "λοιδορία"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "sarkasmós",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "σαρκασμός"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "koroïdía",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κοροϊδία"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "gúnyolódás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "beszólás"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "smán"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "brigsl"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "hæðni"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "oirbhire"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "tarcaisne"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scherno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dileggio"
},
{
"alt": "ちょうしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chōshō",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "嘲笑"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "karchâmʼâk",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "ការចំអក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jorong",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "조롱"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "moyok",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "모욕"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pótsmev",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "по́тсмев"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "taunu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "kaioraora"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forhånelse"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hån"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nid"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drwina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zombaria"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "batjocură"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zeflemea"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kólkostʹ",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ко́лкость"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "mofa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gliring"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "glåpord"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "alay"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "lời chế giễu"
}
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/tɔːnt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔnt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑnt/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːnt"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːnt"
},
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"enpr": "tônt",
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},
{
"enpr": "tänt",
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]
}
],
"word": "taunt"
}
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"word": "tarcaisne"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "scherno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dileggio"
},
{
"alt": "ちょうしょう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chōshō",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "嘲笑"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "karchâmʼâk",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "ការចំអក"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jorong",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "조롱"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "moyok",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "모욕"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "pótsmev",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "по́тсмев"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "taunu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "kaioraora"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forhånelse"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hån"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "nid"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "drwina"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zombaria"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "batjocură"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zeflemea"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kólkostʹ",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ко́лкость"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "mofa"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gliring"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "glåpord"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "alay"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "a scornful or mocking remark",
"word": "lời chế giễu"
}
],
"word": "taunt"
}
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"English terms with audio links",
"Requests for attention in Latin etymologies",
"Rhymes:English/ɑːnt",
"Rhymes:English/ɔːnt",
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"4": "",
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"name": "der"
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"2": "tant",
"3": "",
"4": "so much"
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"name": "cog"
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "",
"name": "lena"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "la",
"3": "tantus",
"4": "",
"5": "of such size, so great, so much"
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ataunt"
},
"expansion": "ataunt",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Compare Old French tant (“so great”), French tant (“so much”),\n Latin tantus (“of such size, so great, so much”). See ataunt.",
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{
"form": "more taunt",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses",
"English terms with quotations",
"en:Nautical"
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{
"ref": "1764, Duhamel du Monceau, The Elememts of Naval Architecture",
"text": "the great ships, for want of ſufficient masts, will lose the advantages the taunt masts would procure",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Very high or tall."
],
"links": [
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"nautical",
"nautical"
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],
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"(obsolete, nautical) Very high or tall."
],
"tags": [
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],
"topics": [
"nautical",
"transport"
]
}
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"ipa": "/tɔːnt/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɔnt/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tɑnt/",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔːnt"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑːnt"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
"enpr": "tônt",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"enpr": "tänt",
"tags": [
"cot-caught-merger"
]
}
],
"word": "taunt"
}
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