mocking

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒkɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ
• Hyphenation: mock‧ing

Verb

mocking

1. present participle and gerund of mock

Noun

mocking (countable and uncountable, plural mockings)

1. mockery

Derived terms

• mocking is catching

Adjective

mocking (comparative more mocking, superlative most mocking)

1. derisive or contemptuous
2. teasing or taunting

Derived terms

• mockingbird
• mocking thrush
• mocking wren

Translations

derisive or contemptuous

• Finnish: pilkallinen (fi), ivallinen (fi), ilkkuva (fi)
• Hungarian: gúnyos (hu)
• Irish: aithriseach
• Italian: beffeggiante (it), dileggiante (it), deridente (it), burlesco (it)
• Spanish: burlón (es)

teasing or taunting

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