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adjective

Definition of mockingnext
as in sardonic

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mocking

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noun

as in ridiculing

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mocking

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verb

present participle of mock
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as in parodying
to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of team members good-naturedly mocked the coach's familiar bellow

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as in taunting
to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter the fashion gurus loved to mock the famous couple for their unsophisticated clothes

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as in disobeying
to go against the commands, prohibitions, or rules of a person willing to mock the religious prohibition against working on the Sabbath

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“Mocking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mocking. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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