Verb (used with object) : His actions mock convention. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a mock battle. From Dictionary.com.
"Thank you for the penny!" he called mockingly after her. From Wordnik.com. [Men Don't Leave Me] Reference
"Why not enter, barbarian?" he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation. From Wordnik.com. [Conan the Wanderer]
'Why, not enter, barbarian?' he called mockingly, with an exaggerated gesture of invitation. From Wordnik.com. [The Conan Chronicles]
Below his rocky perch she came to a halt, her feet slightly apart in the sand, an impish twist to her lips as she called mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Key Out of Time] Reference
King Cloud.! "she called mockingly as it disappeared behind a hill. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon on a Pedestal]
"Have a nice day," he had called mockingly after she slid from the saddle. From Wordnik.com. [Best Kept Secrets]
"Puppy will probably complain to his daddy, I don't doubt," Torg called mockingly after him. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Magic]
Tim leapt into the air as if he thought he could get them, but they only called mockingly to him. From Wordnik.com. [Five On A Treasure Island]
You know I treat him mockingly, that is, I compromise him and he simply stares, Yulia Mihailovna encourages it. From Wordnik.com. [The Possessed] Reference
And remember "-- mockingly --" Adrienne de Gervais is a bad friend for the man one loves! ". From Wordnik.com. [The Splendid Folly] Reference
Then he turned again to Mr Holt, -- half mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
"You're not scared, I suppose?" he said, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
"You have kept it a good many years," she said, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
His voice drops to a whisper, eyes wide, mockingly naughty. From Wordnik.com. [Bret Easton Ellis: 'So you're a misogynist, a racist – so what? Does it make your art less interesting?'] Reference
"Good-bye and good luck to you!" cried Si Peters, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
"Perhaps he thinks we can't drive?" suggested Belle, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Waters Blue Or the Strange Cruise of the Tartar] Reference
"Madame will be grateful, I am sure," said the girl, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
"And you call yourself a sailor!" said Johnny Liston mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Picked up at Sea The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek] Reference
"A girl steal a can of dynamite," repeated Mr. Breslin mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake Or the Hermit of Fern Island] Reference
"Ha, ha! you have grown quite brave," laughed the giant mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore] Reference
"Which makes you uncomfortable?" interrupted the young girl mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"I will reply with equal seriousness, Roderick," she retorted, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [The Last Woman] Reference
"I thought you said she's your/friend/," retorted the guardian, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz] Reference
She smiled at him, somewhat mockingly, and failed to make standard response. From Wordnik.com. [Mercenary] Reference
Some of the work is almost mockingly humorous in its dealing with the unthinkable?. From Wordnik.com. [This week's new art picks] Reference
She put the width of the table between them and surveyed him across it, mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference
The first speaker, a Spanish officer, laughed mockingly as he uttered this apology. From Wordnik.com. [Young Glory and the Spanish Cruiser A Brave Fight Against Odds] Reference
Triumphant, but mockingly she turns from him, and thereby suddenly recalls his pride. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
The Hannemann brochure also mockingly praised Abercrombie for winning a beard contest. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii Primary Election: Neil Abercrombie, Mufi Hannemann Fight For Democratic Gov. Nomination] Reference
"For how long?" she said, half-mockingly, and touched her horse before he could reply. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
"How wise are your Majesty's decrees!" she said mockingly with her glance upon the dwarf. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Rose] Reference
This also the Devil agrees to and mockingly bestows upon him the bearskin into the bargain. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
And then it remained mockingly silent, while another and more insidious voice began to speak. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
Inevitably, Hillary's solarium sances will be mockingly compared to Nancy Reagan's astrology. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary's Other Side] Reference
During one low moment one adviser mockingly lamented, "Where is Nancy Reagan when we need her?". From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: So Close, And Yet So Far] Reference
If he invented the Internet, then, "yeah, I invented the remote control," she recited mockingly. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Voices] Reference
One boy stopped, stood and stared at Israel, then mockingly shouted, "Hey mom! how ya doin '?". From Wordnik.com. [Lamentations] Reference
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