mocking

[ mok-ing ]

/ ˈmɒk ɪŋ /

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adjective

showing ridicule, contempt, or derision:Elsewhere along the parade route, small bands of protesters held mocking signs.

noun

contemptuous, derisive, and usually imitative speech or action:Jake just turned his face away and took the mocking and ridicule his brothers dished out.

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Origin of mocking

mock + -ing² for the adjective; mock + -ing¹ for the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM mocking

mock·ing·ly, adverbself-mock·ing, adjectiveun·mock·ing, adjectiveun·mock·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby mocking

mocker, mockernut, mockers, mockery, mock-heroic, mocking, mockingbird, mock moon, mockney, mock orange, mock pendulum

How to use mocking in a sentence

Spiders keeping me company, traversing invisible filaments, playfully mocking me with their graceful mobility.
On Sleeping in the Largest Organism on Earth|Leath Tonino|November 19, 2020|Outside Online
This program enables us to perform the same way but on a digital mock-up.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Outside these specific categories are three modernistic wings — Villanova’s Saddiq Bey, Florida State’s Devin Vassell and Vanderbilt’s Aaron Nesmith — who have been pegged by most mock drafts as worthy of a late lottery pick.
These 3 NBA Draft Prospects Are Perfect Fits For The Modern League|Michael Pina|November 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
From 2016 to 2018, Volodymyr Kvashuk worked for Microsoft as a tester, placing mock online orders to make sure everything was working smoothly.
Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft|Timothy B. Lee|November 10, 2020|Ars Technica

Laid off two years later, she set to work that very day mocking up a Web page for the nonprofit news site she had long toyed with starting — and just kept on reporting.
Robin Kemp lost her news job in Clayton County, Ga. — but she kept reporting the news. It paid off on election week.|Reis Thebault|November 10, 2020|Washington Post
“‘Pull your pants up, black people,’” said Buress, mocking Cosby from the stage.
When Your Comic Hero Is an Alleged Rapist|Doug McIntyre|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And keep in mind that even pre-ISIS, an Iraqi comedian was killed in 2006 for comically mocking those in power.
Middle East Goes Monty Python on ISIS|Dean Obeidallah|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But we should beware of the facile tradition of criticizing colleges, professors, and the young (or just mocking them).
The Elite American College Pile-On|Michael S. Roth|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oliver bares his soul as he highlights comments in which he is compared to a parrot and knocked for mocking an unremarkable soda.
Viral Video of the Day: John Oliver Reads Your YouTube Comments|Alex Chancey|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kim is mocking the entire value system on which she built her career, as well as her own less-than-savory past.
Kim Kardashian Isn't the Butt of Jokes Anymore|Amy Zimmerman|August 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He stepped clear of the two men, faced the others, a mocking smile on his lips.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Dick hesitated a few seconds, and then told him, while Romanoff listened with a mocking smile on his lips.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
Once an expression swept over his features which suggested a kind of mocking pity, but it was only for a moment.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
But she altered her voice and began singing on such a mocking note that Frdric reddened to his very ears.
Child Life In Town And Country|Anatole France
A mocking laugh arose from somewhere in the passage and echoed loudly and weirdly.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank