All 7 Uses of
mock
in
The Winter's Tale
- —But to make an end of the ship,—to see how the sea flap-dragon'd it:—but first, how the poor souls roared, and the sea mocked them;—and how the poor gentleman roared, and the bear mocked him,—both roaring louder than the sea or weather.†
Scene 3.3mocked = made fun of
- —But to make an end of the ship,—to see how the sea flap-dragon'd it:—but first, how the poor souls roared, and the sea mocked them;—and how the poor gentleman roared, and the bear mocked him,—both roaring louder than the sea or weather.†
Scene 3.3
- But here it is: prepare To see the life as lively mock'd as ever Still sleep mock'd death: behold; and say 'tis well.†
Scene 5.3
- But here it is: prepare To see the life as lively mock'd as ever Still sleep mock'd death: behold; and say 'tis well.†
Scene 5.3
- The fixture of her eye has motion in't, As we are mock'd with art.†
Scene 5.3
- Let no man mock me,
Scene 5.3 *mock = make fun of
- Nay, that's a mock: I have seen a lady's nose That has been blue, but not her eyebrows.†
Scene 2.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(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 victimThese senses of mockery come together when a comedian pokes fun at a politician by pretending to be the politician and saying ridiculous things. -
(2)
(mock as in: a mock trial) not real
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(3)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, mock can refer to a way of preparing food. Mockers can be an abbreviation for mockingbirds.