mock
verb (used with object)
to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
Example Sentences
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Footage of Cunningham coolly staring down and pointing mockingly at one such foe for 22 unflinching seconds following a scuffle last month went viral, launching countless memes.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Other counterprotesters mockingly impersonated billionaires by donning crowns or top hats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026
The event led Britain’s Foreign Office to mockingly dub Carrero Blanco “Spain’s first man in space.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
One child shook a finger and yelled, in a mockingly deep voice, “Traitor!”
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2025
He looks at her teasingly, or mockingly, but never lovingly.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
