mocking

American  

[mok-ing] / ˈmɒk ɪŋ /

adjective

1. showing ridicule, contempt, or derision.

   Elsewhere along the parade route, small bands of protesters held mocking signs.

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noun

1. contemptuous, derisive, and usually imitative speech or action.

   Jake just turned his face away and took the mocking and ridicule his brothers dished out.

Other Word Forms

• mockingly adverb
• self-mocking adjective
• unmocking adjective
• unmockingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of mocking

First recorded in 1400–50; mock ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective; mock ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun

Example Sentences

After Arsenal's draw at Molineux, Wolves' TikTok account posted a video mocking the way the game played out for the Gunners, highlighting various instances of perceived time wasting.

From BBC

His voice sounded mocking, but when Jonah glanced his way, Chip’s face was deadly serious.

From Literature

It sparked mocking on social media, and from rivals such as Wyze, which put out its own online video satirically rephrasing Ring's commercial.

From BBC

At Super Bowl LX, a ChatGPT competitor paid millions of dollars for commercials mocking the leading artificial intelligence chatbot’s plans to put advertisements in its chats.

From Los Angeles Times

This elicited a strong reaction from some Zambians online, for example there were dozens of mocking comments on the Zambian Scorpion Facebook group.

From BBC

Related Words

• derisive
• sarcastic