mock
ਮਖੌਲ
definition
verb
he mocks them as Washington insiders
tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner.
noun
he has become the mock of all his contemporaries
an object of derision.
adjective
a mock-Georgian red brick house
not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.
example
She began to punch and kick the air in 'mock' battle.
‘What are you implying,’ roars the actor in 'mock' horror.
Various re-enactment groups, from Vikings to 20th century, will liven up the event with 'mock' battles and drills.
As groups of youths prepared for a carnivalesque 'mock' battle that was to have been the popular centre-piece for one of these festivals, the celebrations turned into a riot.
Last month re-enactors staged a 'mock' battle at the site, as a testing ground before the full festival on September 23 and 24 next year.
I sat up so I could see her, a look of 'mock' horror on my face.
We have 'mock' battles with each other on a daily basis.
Holly brought a hand to her mouth in 'mock' horror.
The final module is on interview preparation, including 'mock' exercises and exam papers.
The mock smoking group showed higher accuracy after smoking a real cigarette than after 'mock' smoking, however their response times remained unaffected.
Matt opened his eyes wide and turned to me in 'mock' horror.
Mattie gasped, fluttering a hand over his heart, his large eyes growing wide in 'mock' horror.
This video is funny, like the guys on donkeys, but becomes chilling as the children engage in their 'mock' battle.
As the cop turns to leave, the punk's screams change from 'mock' protest to real anger.
And the Club offer 'mock' interviews to pupils who are preparing to start jobs or university.
The popularity of this enduring musical is evident in the audience, who clap and cheer every song and gasp in 'mock' horror at the untimely death of one of the heroes at the close of the play.
The party routinely sets the agenda for new attacks on welfare and immigrants, to which the other parties adapt while holding up their hands in 'mock' horror.
Jay widened his eyes in 'mock' horror, holding his hands up in front of his chest.
The competition consists of the school teams going head to head in a 'mock' trial with a real judge acting as adjudicator.
She slapped her hands to her cheeks in 'mock' horror.
We ate fish served with a salad and baked potatoes, followed by a dessert of real strawberries in 'mock' cream (made up from powdered milk).
The boys looked at Will in 'mock' horror and disgust, moving away from Will ever so slightly in supposed contempt.
A very common response to this is essentially to 'mock' this as ridiculous.
Since then, he has had to undergo a number of interviews, 'mock' breakdown scenarios and mechanical tests.
But would you make fun of her, laugh and 'mock' at her?
In this 'mock' battle, the men try their best not to get captured.
She feigned shock and gasped in 'mock' horror.
So they put me through a 'mock' interview and at the end of it I was invited and then offered the position.
They screamed in 'mock' horror when they went past the roaring Abominable snowman and leaned into every turn.
Artificial lakes were often created and ships conducted a 'mock' battle (called the Naumachia).
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