# taunting

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈtɔːnt.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #28,752

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of taunt

## Etymology
From taunt + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **tuning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taunting-vs-tuning)
- **Taunton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taunting-vs-taunton)
- **touting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taunting-vs-touting)
- **trusting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taunting-vs-trusting)
- **tasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tasting-vs-taunting)
- **tanning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanning-vs-taunting)
- **tanking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanking-vs-taunting)

## Common misspellings (12)
`atunting`, `tanuting`, `taunitng`, `taunnting`, `tauntign`, `tauntingg`, `tauntinng`, `tauntnig`, `tauntting`, `tautning`, `ttaunting`, `tuanting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/taunting