laughing (at)

present participle of laugh (at)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for laughing (at)
Verb
  • Trump has also criticized President Obama’s Nobel Prize, ridiculing it during a 2020 rally.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bianco has repeatedly made public comments ridiculing the relatives of the dead.
    Christopher Damien, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Authoritarians historically come for the comics first, and most recently under Putin, satirist Idrak Mirzalizade was jailed and deported for mocking Russian housing.
    Lizz Winstead, Time, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Brian stumbles back to his father’s tent, where an angry Simon takes his frustration over Uncle Mac’s mocking out on his son.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Laughing (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laughing%20%28at%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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