- present participle of mock.
mocking
Example Sentences
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Italy reacted angrily on Friday after reported comments by US President Donald Trump mocking Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with the foreign minister cancelling a planned US visit.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
"We absolutely need that as we're mocking things up, but then you come here and you have the best brass players in the world... It's mind-blowing."
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
Good-naturedly mocking his own kind, Mr. Jonas is surprisingly comfortable playing a mostly unflattering part.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Colbert also spent much of the episode openly mocking Paramount and CBS in ways that strongly suggested they were not exactly thrilled with the project.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
But as for loving this insensitive person this mocking creature—it’s becoming more and more impossible every day!
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing mocking
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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