What is another word for mocking ?

Teasing in a playful manner

ribbing

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

tempting

tongue-in-cheek

“His mocking banter in this place that was the home of detestable death seemed as out of place as the tinkle of a pianola in Purgatory.”

Adjective

offensively self-assertive

Having an especially high opinion of oneself, usually with contempt for others

patronising^UK

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

wrapped up in oneself

think too highly of oneself

think one is the cat's pyjamas

pleased with oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

think one is the cat's whiskers

pleased with yourself

think one is God's gift

in love with oneself

think a lot of oneself

throwing one's weight about

looking after number one

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Adjective

without a care in the world

Ridiculous, often to the point of being funny

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

off-the-wall

full of vim and vigour

lots of laughs

of good cheer

full of the joys of spring

as happy as a sandboy

tickled to death

beside oneself with joy

like a dog with two tails

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Adjective

Characterized by parody or satire

Noun

An act of mocking or taunting someone or something

pulling someone's chain

backhanded compliment

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“The audience is well-aware of Crasy's identity and laughs at his mocking of the pedant's style.”

Noun

The action or skill of imitating someone or something, especially in order to entertain or ridicule

Noun

The state or property of being haughty

pretence^UK

pretense^US

exaggerated self-opinion

feeling of superiority

high opinion of oneself

good opinion of oneself

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Noun

The act of disparaging or belittling

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

character assassination

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

misrepresentation of character

defamation of character

rumour^UK

rumor^US

offense^US

rancor^US

rancour^UK

offence^UK

backhanded compliment

rumours^UK

rap over the knuckles

rumors^US

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Noun

Displaying a witty and cuttingly contemptuous attitude

Noun

The playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks

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Verb

playing a practical joke on

Present participle for to tease or laugh at in a scornful or contemptuous manner

treating with contempt

making sport of

slinging off at

taking the mickey

treating contemptuously

taking the piss out of

making a monkey out of

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

holding up to ridicule

pulling someone's leg

laughing out of court

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

dishonoring^US

pulling someone's chain

making light of

curling your lip at

turning your nose up at

casting aspersions on

railing at

holding up to shame

treating disrespectfully

looking down upon

trash-talking

making a game of

playing a practical joke

throwing shade

look down one's nose at

treating with disdain

spitting in the eye of

spitting on

turning back on

turning down

spitting in the face of

hacking you off

frolicking

gamboling^US

gambolling^UK

playing a joke on

getting on the nerves of

feeling contempt for

taking a rise out of

getting a rise out of

roaring

walking over

uttering catcalls

getting in the hair of

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

victimizing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

turning up one's nose

stepping on one's toes

victimising^UK

doing an injustice to

stepping on the toes of

hitting where one lives

laying a bad trip on

giving no quarter

flirting with

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“Social media was swift to criticize and mock her choice of footwear for the occasion.”

Verb

doing an impersonation of

Present participle for to mimic (someone or something) scornfully or contemptuously

satirising^UK

satirizing^US

doing an impression of

taking the piss out of

passing oneself off as

embodying

pretending to be

reproducing

interpreting

pastiching

making a monkey out of

following in footsteps

modeling^US

epitomizing^US

modelling^UK

epitomising^UK

following the example of

taking leaf out of book

representing oneself as

putting up a front of

following in the footsteps of

patterning yourself after

saying again

taking a leaf out of someone's book

repeating mechanically

trotting out

saying

resembling

jumping on the bandwagon

exhibiting

patterning oneself on

ripping off

cheating

taking as a role model

adopting the style of

bearing a resemblance to

looking a lot like

bearing resemblance to

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“Kevin sat next to her and seemed to mock her mannerisms.”

Verb

taking law into own hands

Present participle for to defy or rebel against

flying in the face of

balking^US

baulking^UK

failing to comply with

digging your heels in

not heeding

refusing to comply

flying in face of

paying no attention to

offending

fracturing

traducing

committing a breach of

trespassing

encroaching

transgressing against

setting your face against

violating law

riding roughshod over

leaving out

taking no account of

coming out against

kicking over the traces

crossing

thwarting

fighting against

refusing to accept the authority of

going off the reservation

going against the grain

going rogue

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“He had no desire to mock the rules that govern the production of history.”

Verb

Present participle for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mud

picking holes in

cutting down to size

doing a hatchet job on

cutting to the quick

taking down a peg

shooting full of holes

look down one's nose at

setting too little store by

commenting negatively

pummelling^UK

setting little store by

rating too low

speaking evil of

doing an injustice to

dishonoring^US

thinking too little of

throwing brickbats at

knocking off high horse

failing to appreciate

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

giving something a battering

giving a bad press to

blackening the name of

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

criticizing unfairly

blackening the character of

dragging through the mire

casting a slur on

flinging mud at

blackening someone's name

slinging mud

running smear campaign

running a smear campaign against

spreading scandal about

letting someone have it

pinning it on

giving something a bad press

declaring unfit

laying at one's door

sending up

giving someone a bad press

sending up the river

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Verb

Present participle for to speak with vulgar, irreverent or profane language

Verb

Present participle for to give a half-suppressed, typically scornful laugh

Verb

Present participle for to bring shame or discredit on

dishonoring^US