ridiculing

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ridicule \Rid"i*cule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ridiculed;p. pr. & vb. n. Ridiculing.] To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule toward or respecting. [1913 Webster]

I 've known the young, who ridiculed his rage. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]

Syn: To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize; lampoon. See Deride. [1913 Webster]

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