Mockingly is an English word with synonyms like derisively. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Mockingly meaning
Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
Synonyms of Mockingly
Using Mockingly
- The main meaning on this page is: Said, written, or done with the intent to mock, or ridicule; with mocking effect.
- Useful related words include: jeeringly, gibingly, derisively, scoffingly.
- In the example corpus, mockingly often appears in combinations such as: mockingly called, and mockingly, mockingly chanted.
Context around Mockingly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mockingly
- In this selection, "mockingly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, afia, somewhat, host, chanted, told and sung stand out and add context to how "mockingly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a glove mockingly referring to and afia mockingly called her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mockingly" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mockingly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
LOLtron plans global rule, mockingly critiques Leia's impossible choice. (10 words)
He has mockingly been referred to as ‘Bleachy Chiwenga’ and ‘General Ambi’. (12 words)
Kimmel then mockingly reacted, "Wow, that's one hell of a way to find out. (15 words)
Appearing on JJ Redick’s “The Old Man and the Three” podcast earlier in the season, Haliburton (somewhat mockingly) told a story of how Beverley was talking smack to him when he was a rookie on the Sacramento Kings and Beverley was on the LA Clippers. (46 words)
Loki states that Thor should never brag of his journeys to the east, claiming that there Thor crouched cowering in the thumb of a glove, mockingly referring to him as a "hero," and adding that such behaviour was unlike Thor. (40 words)
Erica Jayne Carlson, 42, gained internet notoriety as footage went viral of her being escorted off the aircraft by five police officers in January while those still seated laughed and mockingly sung 'Na Na, Hey, Hey, Goodbye'. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Afia mockingly called her rider and handed a new laptop to him to be given to Mzbel’s son since his mother could not afford one for her.
Appearing on JJ Redick’s “The Old Man and the Three” podcast earlier in the season, Haliburton (somewhat mockingly) told a story of how Beverley was talking smack to him when he was a rookie on the Sacramento Kings and Beverley was on the LA Clippers.
Erica Jayne Carlson, 42, gained internet notoriety as footage went viral of her being escorted off the aircraft by five police officers in January while those still seated laughed and mockingly sung 'Na Na, Hey, Hey, Goodbye'.
The "Tonight Show" host mockingly imagined the assistance that Donald Trump received during his 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas.
Dealing with Trump and Republicans during and after the 2020 campaign convinced the Biden team that mockingly embracing the other side’s online attacks could have a strategic advantage.
It includes a sardonic undertone as the message 'welcomes' players to this unforgiving gaming experience, much in the way the scavs were mockingly welcoming peacekeepers to the lawless land of Tarkov.
Kimmel then mockingly reacted, "Wow, that's one hell of a way to find out.
LOLtron plans global rule, mockingly critiques Leia's impossible choice.
Then in an unscripted moment of poetic justice, the audience mockingly chanted, “Lock him up,” the same chant Trump led against Hillary eight years ago when she had committed no crime.
The war of words escalated when Mr Aggarwal mockingly invited Mr Kamra to work at an Ola service centre to "show how much you truly care”.
James undoubtedly played with a chip on his shoulder during his second season in Los Angeles, mockingly anointing himself the “Washed King” while pushing the Lakers to 24 wins in their first 27 games.
He has mockingly been referred to as ‘Bleachy Chiwenga’ and ‘General Ambi’.
Kushner chided Abbas for having a 25-year old list of talking points that has not changed in all that time and mockingly adding that he also has nothing to show for it.
She mockingly asked Ronda if she’s walking a little slower today and looking at her bruises and welts, expecting an apology.
Trump made the room fall silent when he mockingly said he wanted to "congratulate" Sanford on his primary race, according to Politico.
He asks to be made Ambassador to France, but Garfield mockingly refuses, prompting Guiteau to shoot him.
In an effort to mockingly prove his abilities to Superboy, Lex agrees to cure his sister's illness.
Jewish cemeteries were repeatedly desecrated, worshippers were abused while returning home from prayer, and masked men mockingly chanted "Hitler" in the streets.
Loki states that Thor should never brag of his journeys to the east, claiming that there Thor crouched cowering in the thumb of a glove, mockingly referring to him as a "hero," and adding that such behaviour was unlike Thor.
Not all composers, however, reacted favourably: Claude Debussy 's piano piece " Golliwog's Cakewalk " mockingly quotes the opening of the opera in a distorted form, instructing the passage to be played 'avec une grande emotion'.
Common combinations with mockingly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: