All 10 Uses of
mock
in
The Chocolate War
- Archie asked, feigning surprise, trying to keep any trace of mockery out of his voice.†
Chpt 4 (definition 1)
- Leon accepted this small hint of mockery from Johnson because he was in such a good mood.
Chpt 13 (definition 1) *mockery = ridicule
- But that same touch of the childish also gave it an air of something not quite rational, faintly threatening and mocking.†
Chpt 25 (definition 1)
- He swallowed, shaking his head in mock puzzlement.
Chpt 25 (definition 2) *mock = pretend (not real)
- The voice full of mockery—or was it?†
Chpt 25 (definition 1)
- Still the chuckle, almost evil in its quiet mockery.†
Chpt 28 (definition 1)
- Mocking, goading, cajoling and looking for trouble.†
Chpt 31 (definition 1)
- He shook his head in mock, exaggerated admiration.
Chpt 31 (definition 2)mock = pretend (not real)
- The ringing continued, mocking him the way Janza had mocked him.†
Chpt 32 (definition 1)
- The ringing continued, mocking him the way Janza had mocked him.†
Chpt 32 (definition 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 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.
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(2) (mock as in: a mock trial) not real