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# mockingly

adverb

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

## Everyday

Mockingly means in a way that teases or makes fun of someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockingly/#m1)

### In the lessons

a character who laughs at or jeers at another in a tale, often a villain

### Examples

- “You will never win,” she said mockingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockingly/#x1)
- The crow called mockingly from the branch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockingly/#x2)
- He bowed mockingly to the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockingly/#x3)
- The boys laughed mockingly at the lost puppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mockingly/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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