All 5 Uses of
mock
in
Dune
- Halleck's eyes went wide in mock surprise.†
Book 1
- Piter touched finger to forelock in his mocking salute.†
Book 1 *
- It approached his hand, a cautious step at a time while its companions waited in mock indifference.†
Book 2
- How else do you think I bested Jamis at an age when your boys are still fighting only mock battles?†
Book 3
- Feyd-Rautha matched Paul's cold smile, lifted blade in left hand for a mock salute.†
Book 3
Definition:
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(mock as in: don't mock me) make fun of (ridicule--sometimes by imitating in an exaggerated manner)
or (more rarely): just to make fun or to be ridiculous without targeting anyone as a victimeditor's notes: These senses of mockery come together when a comedian pokes fun at a politician by pretending to be the politician and saying ridiculous things.