<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.</li><li>Synonyms: insult, flout, upbraid, censure.</li><li>to provoke by taunts; twit.</li><li>Synonyms: jeer.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.</li><li>Synonyms: ridicule, censure, derision, insult, scoff.</li><li>Obsolete: an object of insulting gibes or scornful reproaches.</li></ul>