mock
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
have mocked
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present perfectof mock.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Its members have mocked hard-shell cholos and gangsters, often by placing them in funny scenarios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Mr Cantrell is reported to have mocked the distance covered by Ray, saying: "I could do at least 100 miles."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
I, too, have mocked the sheer quantity of reporting and writing and takes about what happens at a certain university outside of Boston.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2024
As for Addison, he’s one of a few receivers people have mocked for Seattle at 20.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
“I had to have two heads, else they would have mocked me ... laughed at me ... they ...” A voice said, “Who are you talking to?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
