What does mocking mean?
Definitions for mocking
mock·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
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'"
mocking, teasing, quizzical(adj)
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
"his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
Wiktionary
mocking(Noun)
action of the verb to mock
mocking(Adjective)
derisive or contemptuous
mocking(Adjective)
teasing or taunting
Webster Dictionary
Mocking
of Mock
Mocking(adj)
imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mocking in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mocking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of mocking in a Sentence
I discovered something very significant by mocking the President and that is for a man who loves to mock others, he does not like to be mocked. As it turns out, he's got a pretty thin skin. Who would have thought it ? never mind that I said I wasn't using his words before I said, and I wasn't using his words after I said it, and I said I was making a parody of his words --' It's an outrage ! He mocked the President, that Schiff ! Terrible !'.
New Jersey is one of the best kept secrets in the United States. So, I say let the uninformed keep mocking it, those of us in the know are laughing right back at the ones making fun of it!
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic:
Pristina is mocking both the international community and the European Union.
I guess (the Chinese authorities) don't like people mocking government officials, especially high-ranking government officials after the movement. They have become more cautious about criticisms about them.
Those who can't hear the music always laugh contemptuously at the dancing stars, thinking that those dancers must be crazy. You must ignore their mocking laughter, just kick off your shoes, and keep on dancing like there is nobody watching. "You're the Dancing Queen. You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life." - as ᗅᗺᗷᗅ said it so appropriately. Never miss a chance to dance, and the last laugh will always be yours. Continuer danse, Danser étoile!
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- السخريةArabic
- uštěpačnýCzech
- hånerDanish
- VerspottungGerman
- διακωμώδησηGreek
- burlónSpanish
- مسخرهPersian
- ilkkuva, ivallinen, pilkallinenFinnish
- railleurFrench
- aithriseachIrish
- मजाकHindi
- gúnyosHungarian
- mengejekIndonesian
- schernire, deridere, beffeggiante, burlesco, deridente, dileggiante, dileggiare, beffeggiare, beffardoItalian
- לַעֲגָנִיHebrew
- ばかにしいJapanese
- 조롱Korean
- ludibriumLatin
- spotachtigDutch
- erteNorwegian
- szyderczyPolish
- zombeteiroPortuguese
- batjocoritorRomanian
- осмеяниеRussian
- hånfullSwedish
- கேலிTamil
- ซThai
- alaycıTurkish
- осміянняUkrainian
- مذاقUrdu
- mockingVietnamese
- מאַקינגYiddish
- 嘲諷Chinese
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