mocking

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkɪŋ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒkɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒkɪŋ
Hyphenation: mock‧ing

Verb

mocking

present participle and gerund of mock

Noun

mocking (countable and uncountable, plural mockings)

mockery

Adjective

mocking (comparative more mocking, superlative most mocking)

derisive or contemptuous
teasing or taunting

Translations

derisive or contemptuous

Finnish: pilkallinen (fi), ivallinen (fi), ilkkuva (fi)
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)

Derived terms

mockingbird
mocking thrush
mocking wren

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