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Gulliano Posted 15 years ago
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Mocking meaning
the dictionary says to mock means to immitate...
But the sentence........ he said xyz, with a mocking smile......... doesnt fit with dictionary meaning...
so what do terms like mocking glance, mocking smile mean??
But the sentence........ he said xyz, with a mocking smile......... doesnt fit with dictionary meaning...
so what do terms like mocking glance, mocking smile mean??
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gulliano the dictionary says to mock means to immitate... That's only one meaning. Note definitions 1 and 2 in the reference below.
- gulliano the dictionary says to mock means to immitate...
- That's only one meaning.
- Note definitions 1 and 2 in the reference below.
- But the sentence..
- he said xyz, with a mocking smile..
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gullianothe dictionary says to mock means to immitate...
That's only one meaning. Note definitions 1 and 2 in the reference below.
But the sentence.. he said xyz, with a mocking smile.. doesnt fit with dictionary meaning... so what do terms like mocking glance, mocking smile mean??
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Mock has several definitions, only one of which is 'to immitate."
For reference please see:
Some combination of the first two definitions better describes your example.
They are ridiculing previous statemetnts or positions.
Person A: "xyz"
Person B said, "XYZ", wth a mocking smile.
Here you have immitation and ridicule, although in b
For reference please see:
Some combination of the first two definitions better describes your example.
They are ridiculing previous statemetnts or positions.
Person A: "xyz"
Person B said, "XYZ", wth a mocking smile.
Here you have immitation and ridicule, although in b
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