mocking

UK: /ˈmɒkɪŋ/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mock /mɑk/   v. 

[~ + object]
1. to make fun of;
   to treat with ridicule or contempt:
   They mocked him and called him a coward.
2. to imitate or mimic:
   mocked the way his teacher spoke.

adj. [before a noun]

3. deliberately pretended, as for demonstration purposes:
   a mock examination.

mock•er, n. [countable]
mock•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mock  (mok), v.t. 

1. to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
2. to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech;
   mimic derisively.
3. to mimic, imitate, or counterfeit.
4. to challenge;
   defy:
   His actions mock convention.
5. to deceive, delude, or disappoint.

v.i. 

6. to use ridicule or derision;
   scoff;
   jeer (often fol. by at).
7. mock up, to build a mock-up of.

n. 

8. a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech;
   mockery or derision.
9. something mocked or derided;
   an object of derision.
10. an imitation;
    counterfeit;
    fake.
11. [Shipbuilding.]
    • Nautical a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing.
    • Nautical bed (def. 23).

adj. 

12. feigned;
    not real;
    sham:
    a mock battle.

• Middle French mocquer
• late Middle English mokken 1400–50

mock′a•ble, adj. 
mock′er, n. 
mock′ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1. deride; taunt, flout, gibe; chaff, tease. See ridicule. 
• 5. cheat, dupe, fool, mislead.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

mock / mɒk/ verb

1. when intr, often followed by at: to behave with scorn or contempt (towards); show ridicule (for)
2. (transitive) to imitate, esp in fun; mimic
3. (transitive) to deceive, disappoint, or delude
4. (transitive) to defy or frustrate: the team mocked the visitors' attempt to score

noun

1. the act of mocking
2. a person or thing mocked
3. a counterfeit; imitation
4. (often plural) (in England and Wales) the school examinations taken as practice before public examinations

adjective (prenominal)

1. sham or counterfeit
2. serving as an imitation or substitute, esp for practice purposes: a mock battle, mock finals

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French mocquer

ˈmockable adjective

ˈmocker noun

ˈmocking noun , adjective

ˈmockingly adverb