Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of mock.
- n. action of the verb to mock
- adj. derisive or contemptuous
- adj. teasing or taunting
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
- adj. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
Examples
“She lowered her head to gaze at Hawk, her expression mocking her own ignorance.”
“The crowd packed on the west side of the Capitol grounds serenaded President Bush in mocking fashion when he took to the inaugural stage alongside Vice President Dick Cheney.”
“Indeed, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), Sean Hannity, and even Donald Trump have found great pleasure in mocking Al Gore over the snowy winter storms.”
Think Progress » Obama explains climate science to global warming deniers.
“Remember when people took pride in mocking ignorance?”
Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion.
“But the latter has also exposed our own hypocrisy in mocking America's mentalism.”
“Other Hong Kong people also joined the discussion on Hong Kong Discuss in mocking Margaret Chan for her advice, “I eat chicken everyday,” during the early outbreak of avian flu in 1997.”
Global Voices in English » Mexico and Hong Kong: Fears over the fatal swine flu virus
“THE TRAMP STAMP: My favorite comic metaphor of the week: the romantic dinner scene from Lady and the Tramp, referenced on Cougar Town ( "Not what the show is," the title card says, once again mocking the show's misleading title) when Jules taunts the temporarily banished Ellie by threatening to eat a giant chocolate manatee from both ends: "Let's Lady and the Tramp this bitch.”
“Well a lot of liberals invested a lot of energy in mocking Republicans for “drill baby drill,” so logically, that means that Obama could not possibly conclude that there is some policy merit to expanded drilling.”
“Here's Sarah Palin mocking optimistic Americans at a Tea Bagger event in February, "How's that hopey-changey thing working out for ya?”
“Yeah, mocking is not what I'm doing, at least not sincerely.”
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Interesting words
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RELI - Genesis
Protagonists and relevant words in the Book of Creation (Source: King James Bible)
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Words that speak humor
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Miss Sunshine
she's such a joy.
bereaved, bitter, cheerless, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, disconsolate, dismal, distressed, doleful, downcast and 405 more...
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"Words, words, words."
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