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# mocking

adjective (mocking); verb form of mock (mock, mocks, mocked, mocking); noun (mocking, uncountable)

«mocking» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Mocking means laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often by copying how they speak or move. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#m1)
2. As an adjective, mocking describes a voice, smile or look that shows unkind fun at someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and PSHE mocking is a kind of teasing or bullying that hurts feelings; pupils learn the difference between friendly jokes and mocking. In stories a mocking laugh or tone tells the reader a character is unkind, proud or a villain. Related: «mockingbird» (a bird that copies other birds' songs). Phrases: «mocking tone», «mocking smile», «stop mocking».

### Examples

- Stop mocking your sister's accent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x1)
- He gave a mocking laugh when I missed the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x2)
- Mocking someone for their clothes is a form of bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x3)
- The villain's mocking smile made Ellie angry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x4)
- They kept mocking the new boy, so the teacher stepped in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x5)
- Her voice was mocking, not friendly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x6)
- The mockingbird was mocking the other birds' songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x7)
- Laughing with a friend is fine; mocking them is not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x8)
- "Do you ever get anywhere?" he asked with a mocking laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/#x9)

### Note

Verb: «mock, mocked, mocking». Noun «mockery». «Mock» can also mean «fake/practice» in UK schools («mock exams»), which is not unkind. If someone keeps mocking you, tell a trusted adult.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Tradition teaches that mockery is shameful, and that humiliating a person is a serious wrong. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and PSHE mocking is a kind of teasing or bullying that hurts feelings; pupils learn the difference between friendly jokes and mocking. In stories a mocking laugh or tone tells the reader a character is unkind, proud or a villain. Related: «mockingbird» (a bird that copies other birds' songs). Phrases: «mocking tone», «mocking smile», «stop mocking».

### Note

Verb: «mock, mocked, mocking». Noun «mockery». «Mock» can also mean «fake/practice» in UK schools («mock exams»), which is not unkind. If someone keeps mocking you, tell a trusted adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mocking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mocking/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mocking» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mocking.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «mocking» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mocking/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mocking» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mocking.html) on Mova free.