lampoon
noun
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
is lampooning
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present progressiveof lampoon (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By condensing Germany’s history into a parade of horrors, Rammstein is lampooning the country’s delicate and complex relationship with its own past.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
The only person his over-exaggerated self-portrait is lampooning is himself.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 21, 2017
He acknowledges he comes from the very society he is lampooning.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2013
Part of the family tradition of NBC, going back to Johnny Carson’s days, is lampooning the CEO.
From BusinessWeek ● Aug. 10, 2012
Here, Lichtenstein is lampooning the self-aggrandizing art world, not the woman.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2012
