mocking, adj.
freq. cnt. 1
freq. cnt. 1
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
derisive gibelike jeering mocking taunting
sample sentences
"derisive laughter""a jeering crowd"
"her mocking smile"
"taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
<adj.all>
mocking quizzical teasing
sample sentences
"his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
semantic pointers
similar to