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Wondering how to use Mocking in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as derisive or jeering.

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Mocking in a sentence

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Mocking | Mock | Mocked | Mocks | Mockingbird | Mockingly | Mockingjay | Mocker | Mockingboard

Mocking meaning

present participle and gerund of mock

Synonyms of Mocking

derisive gibelike jeering taunting disrespectful teasing quizzical playful

Related words

Other words often associated with Mocking or its synonyms:

irreverent elfin pestering disdainful scoff devilish mischievous aggravation irritating devastating impious elvish

Using Mocking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mock
  • Useful related words include: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting.
  • In the example corpus, mocking often appears in combinations such as: mocking the, for mocking, by mocking.

Context around Mocking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

socks 2× flag 1× bannan 1× create 1× attendant 1× trolls 1× skit 1× began 1× shingo 1×

Often after:

law 2× posture 1× slogans 1× dark 1× terminally 1× djokovic 1× ortega 1× okada 1× voice 1× responses 1×

Sentence patterns with Mocking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

his socks mocking law enforcement 2× about was mocking each other 1× being shingo mocking okada 1× belt by mocking the death 1× by mocking dark brandon 1× confused and mocking responses 1× fans began mocking ortega when 1× flag and mocking our troops 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an abstract expressionist 1× and now a 1× and now he 1× as the trend 1× at alexander neville 1× audio emerged from 1×

Common sentence endings:

about the franchise 1× an issue himself 1× and mocking responses 1× children jacky oh 1× create mocking slogans 1× for mocking him 1×

Words around Mocking

Just before it in the word index:

mockery 197 mockeries 5 mocker 6 mocked 462 mock 695 mocimboa 4

Just after it in the word index:

mockingbird 51 mockingboard 3 mockingjay 7 mockingjays 2 mockingly 29 mockitt 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

backstory 333 biking 333 catalan 333 conveniently 333 cursed 333 dissatisfaction 333

Corpus analysis for Mocking

  • In this selection, "mocking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, socks, flag, bannan, law, posture and slogans stand out and add context to how "mocking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include his socks mocking law enforcement and about was mocking each other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mocking" sits close to words such as backstory, biking and catalan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mocking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

His widely viewed tweet sparked confused and mocking responses. (9 words)

And now he's been threatened with prison time for mocking a judge's clerk on social media. (18 words)

Former Indian batter Virender Sehwag gave a befitting reply to a Pakistan fan on X for mocking him. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

For Nike to then hire Colin Kaepernick, a person known for wearing pigs on his socks, mocking law enforcement, and kneeling against our flag, mocking our troops, is reprehensible to my family and to the Truett McConnell family. (38 words)

By mocking “Dark Brandon” — both at the dinner and on his 2024 campaign website — Biden is making fun of Americans who find the president’s dark side both revealing and yes, kind of creepy. (34 words)

He claimed Kaepernick as “a person known for wearing pigs on his socks, mocking law enforcement, kneeling against our flag, and mocking our troops,” he said in a statement. (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

For Nike to then hire Colin Kaepernick, a person known for wearing pigs on his socks, mocking law enforcement, and kneeling against our flag, mocking our troops, is reprehensible to my family and to the Truett McConnell family.

He claimed Kaepernick as “a person known for wearing pigs on his socks, mocking law enforcement, kneeling against our flag, and mocking our troops,” he said in a statement.

An abstract expressionist smudge, the mass-produced kind you might find in a cheap hotel room, that is more mocking posture than actual art, is framed on the wall.

And now a video has emerged on social media of Bannan mocking the Blades striker as they celebrated Monday's success.

And now he's been threatened with prison time for mocking a judge's clerk on social media.

As the trend becomes ever popular, TikTokers have been mocking their own viewing patterns, joking about how they cannot concentrate on what they are watching unless subtitles are on.

At Alexander Neville’s elementary school, for instance, kids got bracelets and pencils to “colour out” drugs, which students scribbled over to create mocking slogans.

Audio emerged from Cathay Pacific Flight CX987 of a flight attendant mocking the English of a Mandarian-speaking passenger.

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Azealia decided to hit DC Young Fly below the belt by mocking the death of his longtime partner and mother of his three children, Jacky Oh.

But after getting bombarded with vile trolls mocking her “dodgy” surgery wok, Natalia had enough and went on Instagram stories to set the record straight.

But Giles isn't done: "Yeah, well that's what England used to be all about, was mocking each other's accents.

By mocking “Dark Brandon” — both at the dinner and on his 2024 campaign website — Biden is making fun of Americans who find the president’s dark side both revealing and yes, kind of creepy.

Called Demand Netflix to Remove Ricky Gervais’s Offensive Skit Mocking Terminally Ill Children, the petition how has 5,081 signatures at the time of writing.

Commentator Pete Odgers said: “I don’t know whether he was mocking Djokovic there or he has an issue himself.

Even cable news networks are mocking the Baltimore Orioles for removing Kevin Brown from their TV broadcast after he spoke the innocuous truth about the franchise.

Fans began mocking Ortega when they thought that Cortez and Costa were an item, leading to an angry Ortega tweeting about his relationship with Cortez.

Former Indian batter Virender Sehwag gave a befitting reply to a Pakistan fan on X for mocking him.

For the most part, this was more of the same from these kind of main events, with the standout being Shingo mocking Okada.

He then began recounting Carroll’s claims in a mocking voice, drawing laughs and claps from the live audience.

His widely viewed tweet sparked confused and mocking responses.

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Common combinations with mocking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mocking" in a sentence?
An example: "For Nike to then hire Colin Kaepernick, a person known for wearing pigs on his socks, mocking law enforcement, and kneeling against our flag, mocking our troops, is reprehensible to my family and to the Truett McConnell family." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mocking" from authentic English texts.
What does "mocking" mean?
Mocking means: present participle and gerund of mock
What are synonyms of "mocking"?
Common synonyms of "mocking" include: derisive, gibelike, jeering, taunting, disrespectful, teasing, quizzical, playful.
How many example sentences with "mocking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "mocking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.