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Daunting vs Taunting - What's the difference?

daunting | taunting |

As verbs the difference between daunting and taunting

is that daunting is present participle of lang=en while taunting is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective daunting

is discouraging, inspiring fear.

As a noun taunting is

the act of one who taunts.

daunting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • discouraging, inspiring fear
  • overwhelming, intimidatingly impressive

    • Related terms

    * dauntingly * dauntless

    taunting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who taunts.
  • * 1992 , Rodney D. Olsen, Dancing in Chains: The Youth of William Dean Howells (page 8)
    • Because he often "dwelt in a world of terrors," he was susceptible to the tricks and tauntings of his playmates, who took advantage of his fears.

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