- present participle of ridicule.
ridiculing
Example Sentences
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At a demonstration outside the Parliament building in the Bulgarian capital, a giant screen looped videos and memes ridiculing politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025
Times columnist Bill Plaschke agreed, saying — in L.A. circles — the portrayal would be akin to mocking Sandy Koufax, ridiculing John Wooden or trashing Vin Scully.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024
Both Daniels and Trump, who is the actual defendant, come out of these exchanges sounding like schoolchildren ridiculing each other.
From Slate • May 10, 2024
But those bands did so at their own risk; in those days Mr. Albini was also known for ridiculing the bands he recorded after the fact.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
If I seem to be ridiculing Charley, look you at what I was doing in the next half hour and also what my neighbor was doing.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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