Verb (used with object) : His actions mock convention. From Dictionary.com.
Adjective : a mock battle. From Dictionary.com.
Remember when people took pride in mocking ignorance?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Chuck Todd: ‘The Tea Party gets a big benefit’ from Fox News’ promotion.] Reference
I remember a team that was quite obvious in mocking us. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Best team ever…] Reference
Yeah, mocking is not what I'm doing, at least not sincerely. From Wordnik.com. [I'd Rather Let The Flowers Keep Doing What They Do Best] Reference
His voice was soft, his expression mocking to Elizabeth's ears. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Warrior]
You seemed to have missed it because you are only interested in mocking others. From Wordnik.com. [A True or False Prophet?] Reference
But the latter has also exposed our own hypocrisy in mocking America's mentalism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
You should really find yourself a friend or get a hamster if you think mocking is fun?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Transcript of live chat with Sen. Tom Daschle] Reference
His egotistical style adds nothing to the discussion...and more to the name calling mocking and noise. From Wordnik.com. [A cheap shot from Keith Olbermann] Reference
What I'm mocking is the tone over at those places and the absurd exaggerations of the significance of the alterations. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: The Photoshop That Kept Us From Winning The Vietnam War.] Reference
He broke out in mocking laughter, then turned his left ear to the pillow as a sign that he wished no further conversation. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 37] Reference
Here's Sarah Palin mocking optimistic Americans at a Tea Bagger event in February, "How's that hopey-changey thing working out for ya?". From Wordnik.com. [Leo W. Gerard: Vote for Hope] Reference
LOVED Clark Devlin - mocking Timothy Dalton as James Bond much?. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much Tuxedo FUN] Reference
It's an expression mocking titles like "his Lordship.". From Wordnik.com. [Rochester City Newspaper] Reference
Tom Blumer at PJM recalls mocking Medea Benjamin six years ago. From Wordnik.com. [justbarkingmad.com] Reference
Republicans, in mocking Obama’s race, show their own true colors. From Wordnik.com. [For Some, ‘Puff’ Loses Its Magic - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
There’s a kind of sad desperation in mocking imaginary elephants. From Wordnik.com. [Poor Bernie « BuzzMachine] Reference
Despite Tbogg's constant mocking, that is not the work of a clumsy man. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-28] Reference
He is characterized as mocking part of Obama's administration in the article. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
The tradition that this is the identical spot of the mocking is a very ancient one. From Wordnik.com. [The Innocents Abroad] Reference
It could only mock the songs of other birds, and that is why it is called the mocking-bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Nature Myths] Reference
And for you, it was when you decided you were destined "- her voice made the word mocking -" to become Weyrleader one day. ". From Wordnik.com. [DragonFlight]
Well, it has been -- by John Kerry kind of mocking the event. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2003] Reference
Mrs. Forrest bowed her head with a kind of mocking ruefulness. From Wordnik.com. [Unnatural Death]
“Hazár” (in Persian, a thousand) = a kind of mocking bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
President Obama's remarks were in no way "mocking" the magazine cover!. From Wordnik.com. [Obama mocks Newsweek cover, Newsweek hits back] Reference
This kind of mocking ridicule will only make it more difficult for people to. From Wordnik.com. [Justin Frank: The New Yorker Cover -- Opportunity Knocks for Obama] Reference
Her light blue eyes glinted mischievously, in a kind of mocking duet with her smile. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
It's our "Shot of the Day," actor Jerry O'Connell kind of mocking the whole thing, coming up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2008] Reference
Occasionally, near villages, we have a kind of mocking-bird, imitating the calls of domestic fowls. From Wordnik.com. [Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa] Reference
You have the president of United States on Friday kind of mocking the idea for more government action at this point. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2008] Reference
But I would argue that with Obama's recent factual "mocking" of McCain has more bite because it's based on facts. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Mockery, Part 2: Obama Again Hits McCain Over Tire-Gauge Stunt] Reference
In recent weeks, press releases from the religious right have accused atheists of "mocking" and "insulting" Christmas. From Wordnik.com. [Atheists Reach Out -- Just Don't Call It Proselytizing] Reference
This kind of mocking ridicule will only make it more difficult for people to share their fears and what to them are legitimate concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Justin Frank: The New Yorker Cover -- Opportunity Knocks for Obama] Reference
In The News: Burmese blogger sentenced to 20 years for "mocking". From Wordnik.com. [Milblogging.com : The World's Largest Index of Military Blogs (Milblogs)] Reference
In The News: Burmese blogger sentenced to 20 years for "mocking" General Than Shwe. From Wordnik.com. [Jihad Monitor] Reference
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