mock
verbADV.
bitterly, ruthlessly, scornfully | gently, softly
‘Too scary for you?’ he mocked softly.| subtly
The play subtly mocks the conventions of courtly love.PREP.
at
He mocked at her hopes of stardom.| for
mocking him for his failure| with
She mocked him with her smile.PHRASES
faintly/slightly mocking
a faintly mocking smile