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MOCKING definition: 1. mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way: 2. mocking…. Learn more.
MOCK definition: 1. to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way: 2. to make something…. Learn more.
Mocking definition: showing ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of MOCKING used in a sentence.
1. : to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride. he has been mocked as a mama's boy C. P. Pierce. 2. : to disappoint the hopes of. for any government to mock men's hopes with mere words and promises and gestures D. D. Eisenhower. 3. : defy, challenge.
You use mock to describe something which is not genuine, but which is intended to be very similar to the real thing.
Mock definition: to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.. See examples of MOCK used in a sentence.
adjective. /ˈmɒkɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːkɪŋ/ (of behaviour, an expression, etc.) showing that you think somebody/something is silly synonym contemptuous. a mocking smile. Her voice was faintly mocking. She did her best to ignore his mocking expression. The sound of mocking laughter followed her as she left the room. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Mocking definition: showing ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of MOCKING used in a sentence.
Definitions of mocking. adjective. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. “her mocking smile” synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting. disrespectful. exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous. adjective. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule) synonyms: quizzical, teasing. playful. full of fun and high spirits.
Definitions of mock. verb. treat with contempt. “The new constitution mocks all democratic principles” synonyms: bemock. see more. verb. imitate with mockery and derision. see more. adjective. constituting a copy or imitation of something. “boys in mock battle” synonyms: counterfeit, imitative. not genuine; imitating something superior. noun.
