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  • present participle of mock.
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mocking

[mok-ing] / ˈmɒk ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
uncivil
Synonyms


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While it attracted a huge audience, Verma says young people reshared it with sarcastic and mocking edits, giving it a very different tone from what Modi intended.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

It’s funny, my mother used to look at me with an expression that was neither mocking nor exasperated, merely seasoned, and say, “Baby, not everything needs to be a production.”

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Lalas would return two days later, and get in a jab, mocking Zlatan’s light-colored suit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

“I’m pretty sure there’s enough mocking going on for everyone,” he said.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

A #nursewho hashtag emerged on Twitter, attached both to attacks on the casting and ironic mockings of the attackers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2017

Guessing the cause, our mockings joined with those Yelled from the shipping as they towed her by.

From Georgian Poetry 1913-15 by Sir Edward Howard Marsh

Cruel mockings may severely try those who fear neither the gibbet, nor the stake.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Andrew Lee

"I fear you felt a little faint during the service, but a sacrament——" "Cease your mockings, you false priest," cried Elsa.

From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Henry Rider Haggard

"You shall be treated to ... ironical smiles and mockings."

From The Princess Passes by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson




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