mocking

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ

Verb

mocking

1. Present participle of mock.

Noun

mocking (plural mockings)

1. action of the verb to mock

Adjective

mocking (comparative more mocking, superlative most mocking)

1. derisive or contemptuous
2. teasing or taunting

Translations

derisive or contemptuous

• Finnish: pilkallinen, ivallinen, ilkkuva
• Irish: aithriseach (ga)

• Italian: beffeggiante (it), dileggiante (it), deridente (it), burlesco (it)

teasing or taunting

• Irish: aithriseach (ga)

• Italian: deridere (it), schernire (it), beffeggiare (it), dileggiare (it)

Derived terms

• mockingbird