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“mocking”
mock (MAHK) (verb), mocks; mocked; mocking
1. To laugh at, to ridicule, to make fun of someone or something: Sharon couldn't help but mock Jim's awkward marriage proposal.
2. To frustrate, to confuse or to disappoint: Peter's irresponsible behavior mocks Karin's trust in him.
3. To arrange for training or practice; or performed as a demonstration: Web designers and innovators mock up something, put it online, and get immediate feedback from users which makes a full-scale working model of something so it can undergo testing and be used to improve the program. 4. Etymology: from the mid-15th century, "make fun of", from Old French mocquer "to deride, to jeer"; of unknown origin.
2. To frustrate, to confuse or to disappoint: Peter's irresponsible behavior mocks Karin's trust in him.
3. To arrange for training or practice; or performed as a demonstration: Web designers and innovators mock up something, put it online, and get immediate feedback from users which makes a full-scale working model of something so it can undergo testing and be used to improve the program. 4. Etymology: from the mid-15th century, "make fun of", from Old French mocquer "to deride, to jeer"; of unknown origin.
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