All 8 Uses of
mock
in
Cinder, by Marissa Meyer
- She wobbled her fingers in the air in mockery of her mother.†
p. 34.4 *mockery = something that is ridiculous
- How dare you come here and make a mockery of this family.†
p. 339.7
- His eyebrows raised mockingly.†
p. 341.8mockingly = in a manner intended to make fun of
- The android, looked like it had just stepped off the conveyer belt, but Cinder could tell from the mock-feminine shape that it was an outdated model.†
p. 8.9
- The mocking light died in Pearl's eyes.†
p. 300.4
- She sighed in mock sympathy.†
p. 304.1
- Every eye swept over her, mocking her.†
p. 337.9
- According to Dr. Erland, she wasn't actually a shell, and she wondered if the woman was making that insult up to mock her.†
p. 352.2 *
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, mock can refer to a way of preparing food. Mockers can be an abbreviation for mockingbirds.