ridicule, deride, mock, taunt mean to make an object of laughter of. ridicule implies a deliberate often malicious belittling. deride suggests contemptuous and often bitter ridicule. mock implies scorn often …

MOCKING definition: showing ridicule, contempt, or derision. See examples of mocking used in a sentence.

When you talk to or about someone in a mocking tone, you're making fun of them in a nasty, mean way. But if you're a comedy writer or political satirist, a mocking attitude is a tool of your trade.

1. The act of mocking. 2. An object of scorn or derision: became the mock of his associates.

MOCKING definition: 1. mocking behaviour involves laughing at someone or something in an unkind way: 2. mocking…. Learn more.

A mocking expression or mocking behaviour indicates that you think someone or something is stupid or inferior. She gave a mocking smile.

Definition of mocking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.