T'AUNT, verb transitive 1. To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid. When I had at my pleasure taunted her-- 2. To exprobrate; to censure. Rail thou in Fulvia's phrase, and taunt my faults. T'AUNT, noun Upbraiding words; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI