Defenition of the word mocking

• Defenition of the word mocking

  • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
  • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
  • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward'' and `sissy''"
  • abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
  • playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

Synonyms for the word mocking

• • contemptuous
  • derisive
  • disdainful
  • disrespectful
  • gibelike
  • jeering
  • quizzical
  • sarcastic
  • sardonic
  • scornful
  • taunting
  • teasing

Similar words in the mocking

• • disrespectful
  • mocking
  • mockingbird
  • mockingbird's
  • mockingbirds
  • mockingly
  • playful

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  • The grammatical meaning of the word holdout
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  • The origin of the word mockingly
  • Synonym for the word mocks
  • Antonyms for the word poke fun at
  • Homonyms for the word values
  • Hyponyms for the word ridicule
  • Holonyms for the word holdover
  • Hypernyms for the word scoffed
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word scoffing
  • Translation of the word in other languages jeer