was ridiculing
- past progressive of ridicule.
Example Sentences
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This West End heckler was ridiculing us for two things, one petty — that we would spend money on tickets to such a show — the other poisonous.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
Even then, Bardy said, the prime minister was ridiculing the slain journalist’s work.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2018
Of course all the local farmers loved their skittles nights, and they thought I was ridiculing them, so I had my first taste of public furore.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2013
Gus was ridiculing a conversation a fellow therapist and I were having about a 13-year-old she was treating for depression and acute anxiety.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2010
He was rather hurt, and felt that possibly she was ridiculing his honest and generous offer.
From Mixed Faces by Norton, Roy
