mocking
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mocking
- /ˈmɑkɪŋ/ US
- /ˈmɒkɪŋ/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of mock
noun mockings
- mockery
adjective more mocking · most mocking
- derisive or contemptuous
- teasing or taunting mocking laugh
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jeering, gibelike, taunting, teasing, derisive, playful, disrespectful, quizzical, mockery, kidding, shaming, misunderstanding, messing, sneering, ridiculing, scoffing
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adj derisive or contemptuous
| Español | burlón |
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| Deutsch | spöttisch |
| Italiano | beffeggiante, dileggiante, deridente, burlesco |
| Română | batjocoritor |
adj teasing or taunting
| Italiano | deridere, schernire, beffeggiare, dileggiare |
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