mocking
Example Sentences
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Ferrari owners and lifelong fans who for years have been mocking up their own designs of what the EV might look like lambasted the design on chat forums dedicated to the carmaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Police have launched a separate investigation which could see anyone found intentionally mocking the uprising dismissed from the company and legal action pursued against them, Jeon said.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
In another, he appeared irritated by what he felt was mocking "quick-fire" questioning.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
The singer was “mad disrespectful for mocking the zaghrouta,” wrote another X user.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The first great, practical achievement of the new science was Newcomen’s steam engine of 1712—the very engine Swift was presumably mocking when he complained about mills being built where there were no rivers.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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