All 9 Uses of
mock
in
Catch-22
- …of Rome, where he was wounded in the eye by a flower fired at him from close range by a seedy, cackling, intoxicated old man, who, like Satan himself, had then bounded up on Major — de Coverley's car with malicious glee, seized him roughly and contemptuously by his venerable white head and kissed him mockingly on each cheek with a mouth reeking with sour fumes of wine, cheese and garlic, before dropping back into the joyous celebrating throngs with a hollow, dry, excoriating laugh.†
Chpt 13
- 'I don't know,' confessed Clevinger, with a trace of mock concern.†
Chpt 17
- 'For how long?' mocked the profane old man with a gleam of malicious elation.†
Chpt 23 *
- Aarfy sneered with mock surprise.†
Chpt 26
- 'He doesn't even believe there are atheists in foxholes,' the colonel mocked, and nudged the chaplain in the ribs familiarly.†
Chpt 36
- Colonel Korn inquired with sarcastic seriousness, mocking Colonel Cathcart.†
Chpt 40
- Yossarian hauled himself over onto his side and shook his head in solemn mockery.†
Chpt 41
- Yossarian laughed mockingly, and Major Danby, despite his blushing discomfort, leaned back with relief, as though welcoming the respite Yossarian's changing mood promised.†
Chpt 42
- 'What would you do if I did try to stop you?' he asked with rueful mockery.†
Chpt 42