gently mock
Frequency: 7.55.2 per million words
To tease someone in a kind and mild way, without intending to hurt them.
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- ‘Too scary for you?’ he mocked gently.
- She would often gently mock his obsession with classic cars.
- His friends gently mocked his new hairstyle, but he didn't mind.
- The children gently mocked their father's dancing, making him laugh.
- He likes to gently mock her perfectionism in a loving way.
- Even when she gently mocked him, he knew it came from affection.
- The comedian gently mocked political figures without being offensive.
- They gently mocked each other's habits during their long friendship.
- She couldn't resist but gently mock his exaggerated storytelling.
- His sister would always gently mock his attempts at cooking.