mocking
adjective
[ ˈmɒkɪŋ ]
• making fun of someone or something in a cruel way; derisive.
• "he got jeers and mocking laughter as he addressed the marchers"
mock
verb
• tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
• "opposition MPs mocked the government's decision"
Similar:
ridicule,
jeer at,
sneer at,
deride,
treat with contempt,
treat contemptuously,
scorn,
make fun of,
poke fun at,
laugh at,
make jokes about,
laugh to scorn,
scoff at,
pillory,
be sarcastic about,
tease,
taunt,
make a monkey of,
rag,
chaff,
jibe at,
chiack,
kid,
rib,
josh,
twit,
wind up,
take the mickey out of,
goof on,
rag on,
razz,
pull someone's chain,
poke mullock at,
sling off at,
make sport of,
sneering,
derisive,
contemptuous,
scornful,
sardonic,
insulting,
satirical,
sarcastic,
ironic,
ironical,
quizzical,
teasing,
taunting,
take the piss out of,
• make a replica or imitation of something.
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French mocquer ‘deride’.
