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mocking

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mocking in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
    "derisive laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile"; "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'"
    derisive  gibelike  jeering  mocking  taunting 
  2. playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
    "his face wore a somewhat quizzical almost impertinent air"- Lawrence Durrell
    mocking  teasing  quizzical 
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