adj
Meaning 1
derisive or contemptuous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
mocking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈmɑkɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɒkɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɒkɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: M AA1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
teasing or taunting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- mocking laugh
- mocking laughter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
mockery
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of mock
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- derisive laughter
- a jeering crowd
- her mocking smile
- taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)- Lawrence Durrell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teasing, quizzical
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pilkallinen — derisive or contemptuous
- Finnish: ivallinen — derisive or contemptuous
- Finnish: ilkkuva — derisive or contemptuous
- German: spöttisch — derisive or contemptuous
- Hungarian: gúnyos — derisive or contemptuous
- Irish: aithriseach — derisive or contemptuous
- Italian: beffeggiante — derisive or contemptuous
- Italian: dileggiante — derisive or contemptuous
- Italian: deridente — derisive or contemptuous
- Italian: burlesco — derisive or contemptuous
- Romanian: batjocoritor — derisive or contemptuous
- Spanish: burlón — derisive or contemptuous
- Irish: aithriseach — teasing or taunting
- Italian: deridere — teasing or taunting
- Italian: schernire — teasing or taunting
- Italian: beffeggiare — teasing or taunting
- Italian: dileggiare — teasing or taunting