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# mocking

«mocking» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mocking means laughing at someone or something in an unkind way, often by copying how they speak or move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mocking/#m1)

2) As an adjective, mocking describes a voice, smile or look that shows unkind fun at someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mocking/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

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».

### examples

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

- [Online cruelty drives real people off social media; memes mocking someone's looks are bullying, even when lots of people share them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/48-famous-people-are-people/21/)
- [Real courts don't work like this — the writer is mocking judges who care most about their own importance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/30/)
- [Speaking more than one language is a skill, and mocking accents is unkind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/20/)
- [Mocking someone's religion, skin, body, family or food is bullying, and schools take it seriously.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/226-compliments-and-respecting-differences/24/)
- [Speaking more than one language is a skill, and mocking someone's accent is unkind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/278-honest-work-kind-jokes-and-harmless-play/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mocking» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mocking/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.