Word: taunting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: taun
ting
Definition: The act of one who taunts; harass with persistent criticism or carping
Morphemes:
Affix: taunt
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tempter
Language: fro
Decoded: tempter
Meaning: to try
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.