mocking laughter

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• mocking — [[t]mɒ̱kɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED A mocking expression or mocking behaviour indicates that you think someone or something is stupid or inferior. She gave a mocking smile... Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease. Syn: scornful,… …   English dictionary

• laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild …   Collocations dictionary

• mocking — adj. Mocking is used with these nouns: ↑eyebrow, ↑grin, ↑laugh, ↑laughter, ↑smile, ↑tone, ↑voice …   Collocations dictionary

• mocking — adjective 1. abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule (Freq. 1) derisive laughter a jeering crowd her mocking smile taunting shouts of coward and sissy • Syn: ↑derisive, ↑gibelike, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• mocking — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. uncivil, insulting, unkind; see rude 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Contemptuous or ironic in manner or wit: derisive, jeering, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, scoffing, sneering. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT …   English dictionary for students

• sardonic laughter — scornful laughter, mocking laughter …   English contemporary dictionary

• mock — 01. He was sent to the principal s office for [mocking] his teacher. 02. Part of our training in first aid included a [mock] fire with multiple casualties. 03. The other children often [mocked] Allan because he didn t know how to swim or ride a… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Sardonic —    , SAR DONIC LAUGHTER    A poisonous plant called Herba Sardonia gave the English language the word sardonic and gave the Italian island of Sardinia its name. The island in turn gave English the word sardine, the name for a small fish of the… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• scoff´ing|ly — scoff1 «skf, skof», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun to show one does not believe something; mock: »We scoffed at the idea of drowning in three inches of water. Fools, who came to scoff, remain d to pray(Oliver Goldsmith). –v.t. to jeer at; deride:… …   Useful english dictionary

• scoff´er — scoff1 «skf, skof», verb, noun. –v.i. to make fun to show one does not believe something; mock: »We scoffed at the idea of drowning in three inches of water. Fools, who came to scoff, remain d to pray(Oliver Goldsmith). –v.t. to jeer at; deride:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Friedrich Nietzsche — Born October 15, 1844 Röcken bei Lützen, Prussia Died August 25, 1900(1900 08 25) (aged 55) Weimar, Saxony …   Wikipedia