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单词 mockingly
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Definition of mockingly in English:

mockingly

adverb ˈmɒkɪŋliˈmɑkɪŋli
  • In a way that makes fun of someone or something; derisively.

    she laughed mockingly
    he was mockingly referred to as "the Colonel"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She flashed him the same eyes she first had looked upon him with, the same mockingly blue eyes.
    • Insects persist, almost mockingly, in spite of farmers' fierce attempts to snuff them out.
    • It mockingly contrasts the glittering fantasy of Bollywood movies with the grim reality of Bombay life.
    • For centuries, we had mockingly stereotyped the French as sex-mad.
    • She shook her finger at him mockingly, then became serious again.
    • In one verse, he mockingly described how the president expressed his love for his people by gradually restricting their freedoms.
    • Half mockingly he tells me, "I don't think I have changed a lot."
    • "Too bad," he said mockingly before dashing away from the marketplace with his stolen prize.
    • She looked back at him, not able to resist imitating his expression mockingly.
    • The audience sings mockingly, trying to convince him to leave the stage.
 
 

Definition of mockingly in US English:

mockingly

adverbˈmäkiNGlēˈmɑkɪŋli
  • In a way that makes fun of someone or something; derisively.

    she laughed mockingly
    he was mockingly referred to as "the Colonel"
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Insects persist, almost mockingly, in spite of farmers' fierce attempts to snuff them out.
    • She shook her finger at him mockingly, then became serious again.
    • The audience sings mockingly, trying to convince him to leave the stage.
    • It mockingly contrasts the glittering fantasy of Bollywood movies with the grim reality of Bombay life.
    • For centuries, we had mockingly stereotyped the French as sex-mad.
    • She flashed him the same eyes she first had looked upon him with, the same mockingly blue eyes.
    • She looked back at him, not able to resist imitating his expression mockingly.
    • In one verse, he mockingly described how the president expressed his love for his people by gradually restricting their freedoms.
    • "Too bad," he said mockingly before dashing away from the marketplace with his stolen prize.
    • Half mockingly he tells me, "I don't think I have changed a lot."
 
 
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