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Meaning of "mockingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOCKINGLY

mockingly  [ˈmɒkɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOCKINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mockingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MOCKINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mockingly in the English dictionary

The definition of mockingly in the dictionary is contemptuously, scornfully; tauntingly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOCKINGLY


achingly
ˈeɪkɪŋlɪ
breathtakingly
ˈbrɛθteɪkɪŋlɪ
creakingly
ˈkriːkɪŋlɪ
half-jokingly
ˌhɑːfˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
heartbreakingly
ˈhɑːtˌbreɪkɪŋlɪ
jokingly
ˈdʒəʊkɪŋlɪ
kingly
ˈkɪŋlɪ
painstakingly
ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋlɪ
provokingly
prəˈvəʊkɪŋlɪ
quakingly
ˈkweɪkɪŋlɪ
rockingly
ˈrɒkɪŋlɪ
self-mockingly
ˌselfˈmɒkɪŋlɪ
shockingly
ˈʃɒkɪŋlɪ
shrinkingly
ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋlɪ
smirkingly
ˈsmɜːkɪŋlɪ
squeakingly
ˈskwiːkɪŋlɪ
strikingly
ˈstraɪkɪŋlɪ
takingly
ˈteɪkɪŋlɪ
unblinkingly
ˌʌnˈblɪŋkɪŋlɪ
unthinkingly
ʌnˈθɪŋkɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOCKINGLY

mock turtle soup
mock whipbird
mock-heroic
mock-serious
mock-Tudor
mock-up
mockable
mockado
mocker
mockeries
mockernut
mockers
mockery
mocking
mockingbird
mockney
mocks
mocktail
mockumentaries
mockumentary

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOCKINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly
unknowingly
willingly

Synonyms and antonyms of mockingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mockingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOCKINGLY

Find out the translation of mockingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mockingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mockingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嘲讽
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burlonamente
570 millions of speakers

English

mockingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हँसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ساخرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

насмешливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zombeteiramente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্রূপাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

moqueur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spöttisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふざけて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조롱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mockingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế giễu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏளனமாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपहासपूर्वक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alay ederek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

beffardamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kpiąco
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глузливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

batjocoritor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χλευαστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spottend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mockingly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hånlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mockingly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOCKINGLY»

The term «mockingly» is normally little used and occupies the 113.211 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOCKINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mockingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mockingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mockingly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOCKINGLY»

Discover the use of mockingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mockingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Last Ten Days of Jesus: Countdown to Passover, ...
and a reed in his right hand: Pilate's soldiers mockingly bow their knees before Jesus to mock him as King Pilate's soldiers mockingly bow their knees before Jesus to mock him as King Pilate's soldiers mockingly how their knees before Jesus ...
Pastor David Levandusky, 2010
2
Robinson Jeffers, Dimensions of a Poet
The poet as well / / / Builds his monument mockingly; / / / / / / For man will be blotted out, the blithe earth die, the brave sun / / / Die blind and blacken to the heart: / / / / / Yet stones have stood for a thousand years, and pained thoughts / found ...
Robert J. Brophy, 1995
3
The Baroque in English Neoclassical Literature
Like Dryden's, his mock-meanings are often cryptic, however, and the reader, from Arabella Fermor to us, must often work to catch them. And one of his greatest acts of legerdemain is to mockingly masquerade as one who heals with morals ...
John Douglas Canfield, 2003
4
Negotiating Elite Talk: Language, Race, Class and Identity ...
Juan: [Yeah (mockingly ) Chanika: Yeah? Len: Or you have a language barrier--. Juan: [Yeah (mockingly) Chanika: So that's our disadvantage. Akeem: [We handicapped!] Len: The mainstream doors haven't always been open. You know to ...
John Taggart Clark, 2014
5
The flaming sword in Serbia and elsewhere
One evening late, as he was on his way home, he met a devil. The devil reminded him that he, the devil, had been best man at his, Ilyia's, wedding. " And I now congratulate you," the devil added mockingly, " that your wife has run away with ...
Mrs St. Clair Stobart, 2004
6
The Imperial Trace : Recent Russian Cinema: Recent Russian ...
The poem exquisitely functions in several registers of contradiction: a child's poem, mockingly recited by an adult; official Soviet verse, mockingly pronounced by a young post-Soviet criminal; a provincial Russian poem, mockingly chanted by ...
Nancy Condee Slavic and Film Studies Faculty University of Pittsburgh, 2009
7
The Language of Emotions: Conceptualization, Expression, and ...
((tense voice, glissando, mockingly)) T T <such a disgrace. 44 WIE KANNSCH DU DIE AU SO RUMLAUFFE ((hi)) LA[SSN. > hihi] how dare you let her run around ((hihi) like that ((hi)) > hihi] 45Anni: [hihihihi] 46Kathi: ((gepreBte Stimme,  ...
... Niemeier-Dirven, René Dirven, 1997
8
Commentary on Zechariah (The Fathers of the Church, Volume 111)
Hence they mockingly mocked it like a ruin, with everyone from that time coming to it to "plough it like a field."" In addition to the literal sense,12 it could be taken also in the spiritual sense: all the heretics through their evil thoughts and actions  ...
Didymus (the Blind), 2006
9
The Fighters of Freedom
Hayley answered mockingly. Sheikh Farrar looked at her, not minder mockingly. “ Against people like you?” he asked laughing. “We would take you in without any problems.” “Do you like to prove it?” Hayley was still mockingly, seeing her aim ...
Duncan MacLaren, 2011
10
Midaq Alley: A New Translation
Hussein grasped his glass and said mockingly, “You're afraid what it'll do to you? Let it kill you. What does it matter, my friend? You won't be any better or worse off than you are now. Good health!” He clinked his glass against the other's and ...
Naguib Mahfouz, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOCKINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mockingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tony Blair warns Labour over shift to left as Jeremy Corbyn tops …
He mockingly suggested anyone whose "heart says I should really be with that politics" should "get a transplant". Mr Corbyn dismissed claims ... «Newmarket Journal, Jul 15»
2
Fox Continues To Slam O'Malley For Accurately Pointing Out Role …
... host Lisa "Kennedy" Montgomery and her panelists agreed that O'Malley is "a moron," with Kennedy mockingly declaring: "I guess when you ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
3
Obama Orders Jon Stewart to Stay on ?Daily Show?
Obama added, apparently self-mockingly: “It's being challenged in the courts.” Sure, he's been called 'dude' and his policies timid, but mostly ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
4
Obama Kenya Trip Sets Off Gay Rights Debate in Africa
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president and the current head of the African Union, mockingly said that he would propose to Mr. Obama. With the ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
World briefs
The deep-fried Mars bar has become synonymous with the negative stereotype of the unhealthy Scottish diet and is often mockingly referred to ... «Times of Malta, Jul 15»
6
Blair brands Nationalism "caveman politics" as he urges Labour not …
He mockingly suggested anyone whose "heart says I should really be with that politics", should "get a transplant". But Mr Corbin, who used a ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
7
Queen Elizabeth 'Nazi Salute' video, photos see The Sun roundly …
This still showing the Queen as a 6-year-old mockingly displaying a Nazi salute while playing around with family was released by The Sun ... «MNR Daily, Jul 15»
8
College Students Perform Poem About Black Women's Experience …
“These black girls need to watch out, 'cause white girls is winning,” the two mockingly said, portraying the denouncement of black women. «Vibe, Jul 15»
9
Home of deep-fried Mars bar asked to remove advertising
The deep-fried Mars bar has become synonymous with the negative stereotype of the unhealthy Scottish diet and is often mockingly referred to ... «AOL Money UK, Jul 15»
10
Scheming Lex, Unpopular Superman... Batman vs Superman Trailer …
Superman hovers in midair while Batman smashes through a window. Lex mockingly says, "The Red Capes are coming. The Red Capes are ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mockingly [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mockingly>. Apr 2024 ».
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