Definitions for mockingly
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mock*mɒk(v.t.)
to treat with ridicule or contempt; deride.
to mimic; imitate.
to challenge; defy:
His actions mock convention.
to delude; disappoint.
(v.i.)to scoff; jeer (often fol. by at).
(n.)an act of mocking.
something mocked.
an imitation.
(adj.)feigned:
a mock battle.
* Syn: See ridicule.
Origin of mock:
1400–50; < MF mocquer, OF; of uncert. orig.
mock′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
jeeringly, mockingly, gibingly(adverb)
in a disrespectful jeering manner
derisively, scoffingly, derisorily, mockingly(adverb)
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
"`Sorry,' she repeated derisively"
Wiktionary
mockingly(Adverb)
said, written or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule.
Webster Dictionary
Mockingly(adverb)
by way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner
Translations for mockingly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
mockingly(adverb)
an act of making fun of something
She could not bear the mockery of the other children.; a mocking laugh.
- bespottendAfrikaans
- بصورةٍ ساخِرَهArabic
- подигравателноBulgarian
- de brincadeiraPortuguese (BR)
- posměšněCzech
- spöttischGerman
- hånligtDanish
- κοροϊδευτικάGreek
- de forma burlonaSpanish
- pilkavaltEstonian
- ریشخند کنانFarsi
- pilkallisestiFinnish
- par moquerieFrench
- בְּלַעַגHebrew
- मजाक करते हुएHindi
- podrugljivoCroatian
- gúnyolódvaHungarian
- dengan mengejekIndonesian
- háðuglegaIcelandic
- con aria di schernoItalian
- ばかにしてJapanese
- 비웃듯이Korean
- pašaipiaiLithuanian
- izsmejošiLatvian
- dengan mengejekMalay
- spottendDutch
- spottende, hånskNorwegian
- kpiącoPolish
- ریشخند کنانPersian
- مسخره كونكىPashto
- por troçaPortuguese
- batjocoritorRomanian
- насмешливо;с издёвкойRussian
- posmešneSlovak
- posmehljivoSlovenian
- ismevajućiSerbian
- retsamt, spydigt, hånfulltSwedish
- อย่างเยาะเย้ยThai
- alaycı bir şekildeTurkish
- 嘲弄地Chinese (Trad.)
- насмішкуватоUkrainian
- مضحکہ خیز انداز میںUrdu
- kiểu chế giễuVietnamese
- 嘲弄地，取笑地Chinese (Simp.)
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