When you talk to or about someone in a mocking tone, you're making fun of them in a nasty, mean way.
Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.
Adjective S.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward'' and `sissy''"
Adjective S.
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule); "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Mock
a.
Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;
mimicking; derisive.
Mocking
Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.
Usage Examples
When we talk of freedom and opportunity for all nations, the mocking paradoxes in our own society become so clear they can no longer be ignored.
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Other Usage ExamplesThere's a tradition in British intellectual life of mocking any non-political force that gets involved in politics, especially within the sphere of the arts and the theatre.