Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mocking

/ˈmɑkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: mock-ing
IPA: /ˈmɑkɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mock

noun

Countable; Uncountable

adj

derisive or contemptuous

adj

teasing or taunting

Example Sentences

"mocking laugh"
"mocking laughter"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɑkɪŋ/
British English: /ˈmɒkɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mockings (plural) more mocking (comparative) most mocking (superlative)

Derived Forms

mockingbird mockingly mockingness unmocking

Phrases

mocking is catching mocking thrush mocking wren

Synonyms

derisive gibelike jeering taunting teasing quizzical

Rhymes With

blocking shocking knocking locking rocking stocking docking unlocking clocking flocking hocking restocking

Questions

How do you pronounce mocking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑkɪŋ/.
What does mocking mean?: present participle and gerund of mock

How to pronounce mocking

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