Crossword clues for mocking
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mocking \Mock"ing\, a. Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.
Mocking thrush (Zo["o]l.), any species of the genus Harporhynchus, as the brown thrush ( Harporhynchus rufus).
Mocking wren (Zo["o]l.), any American wren of the genus Thryothorus, esp. Thryothorus Ludovicianus.
Mock \Mock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mocked; p. pr. & vb. n. Mocking.] [F. moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken to mumble, G. mucken, OSw. mucka.]
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To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.
To see the life as lively mocked as ever Still sleep mocked death.
--Shak.Mocking marriage with a dame of France.
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To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.
Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud.
--1 Kings xviii. 27.Let not ambition mock their useful toil.
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To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as, to mock expectation.
Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies.
--Judg. xvi. 13.He will not . . . Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.
--Milton.Syn: To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint. See Deride.
Wiktionary
1 derisive or contemptuous 2 teasing or taunting n. action of the verb ''to mock'' v
(present participle of mock English)
WordNet
adj. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting]
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell [syn: teasing, quizzical]
Usage examples of "mocking".
It seemed bottomless and mocking, and they were alarmed by the rising tide of night noisethe scratch of insects, the smash of leafy boughs, and was that the wind?
Hooper still took his time, mocking them by being slow, reproaching them with their own cowardice.
And he was less mocking about the security situation here, knowing that it had not been a computer error or a goofball or a police blip.
Moura said, but it was more a mocking reminder than a statement of defiance.
He was standing triumphant, talking out loud, mocking the question, because he knew the answer.
His tone was only slightly mocking, and Pug was too numb to do more than stand and stare at the younger son of the Duke.
You both have that same cutting edge to your humor, almost mocking, and neither of you suffers foolishness.
Martin grinned, and Garret became discomforted by the mocking humor in his eyes.
The daughter of a Senior Kinsman, she was a tall, slender girl with an arrogant strut and mocking eyes.
As darkness approached, the pipes emitted a discordant, mocking bleat.
However, you will always have relays of people from the suburbs to listen to the Mocking Bird of yesterday, and sincerely imagine it is the harbinger of something new and revolutionising.
And now the detested Courtenay Youghal, with his mocking eyes and air of youthful cynicism, had stepped in and overthrown those golden hopes and plans whose non-fulfilment would make such a world of change in her future.
Through the tears of vexation that stood in her eyes, she looked across at the handsome boy who sat opposite her, mocking at his own misfortune, perversely indifferent to his folly, seemingly almost indifferent to its consequences.
She was sure that mocking whisper was Korryn or Jens, and hated herself for blushing as she handed the clothes to be sacked away.
Uncertain, and a bit angry, she glared at Siger, who gave her a mocking smile.