Definitions for mocking

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. derisive, gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting(adj)

    abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

    "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"

  2. mocking, teasing, quizzical(adj)

    playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

    "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell

Wiktionary

  1. mocking(Noun)

    action of the verb to mock

  2. mocking(Adjective)

    derisive or contemptuous

  3. mocking(Adjective)

    teasing or taunting

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mocking(u)

    of Mock

  2. Mocking(adj)

    imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive


Translations for mocking

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

mocking(adjective)

an act of making fun of something

She could not bear the mockery of the other children.; a mocking laugh.

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